Byqvist Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Byqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Byqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1101:89,5166,554
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Byqvist Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Byqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin

Byqvist is found most frequently in Sweden. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Byqvist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Byqvist reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Byqvist is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 89,516. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent live, Skåne County, where 16 percent live and Värmland County, where 14 percent live. Excluding Sweden Byqvist is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Byqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Byqvist earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.19% less than the national average, earning 300,433 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boqvist86661/
Bykvist8629/
By Kvist801/
Baykvist801/
Buiqvist801/
Bäckqvist758/
Bokvist71169/
Wiqvist7156/
Viqvist711/
Bogvist710/
Vidqvist6767/
Widqvist6737/
Böjkvist673/
Bequvais671/
Becquevost591/
Becvost571/
Pakviset533/
Pakvisat531/
Begovscit502/
Pakvisate501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Byqvist
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