Edqvist Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Edqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Edqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6561:15,0101,283
Norway131:395,56035,657
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England31:18,572,686338,250
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Edqvist Last Name Facts

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

Edqvist has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edqvist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 484,676th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. Edqvist is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Edqvist are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 656 people, or 1 in 15,010. In Sweden Edqvist is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent reside, Värmland County, where 16 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent reside. Beside Sweden it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Edqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Edqvist earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning 334,319 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hedqvist931,181/
Ekqvist86374/
Odqvist86209/
Edkvist86155/
Ödqvist8683/
Adqvist865/
Edqvistova821/
Hedkvist80546/
Jedkvist806/
Ekvist7726/
Eqvi731/
Ödkvist7111/
Ydkvist7110/
Odkvist711/
Jidkvist679/
Ekvis671/

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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 Edqvist
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