Elgqvist Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Elgqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
Elgqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elgqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elgqvist is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Elgqvist click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Elgqvist? popularity and diffusion
Elgqvist is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Elgqvist are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 289,610. In Sweden Elgqvist is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 47 percent live, Kalmar County, where 26 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent live. Outside of Sweden Elgqvist exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellqvist | 88 | 55 | / |
| Helqvist | 88 | 48 | / |
| Hellqvist | 82 | 2,018 | / |
| Alqvist | 80 | 48 | / |
| Haellqvist | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ohlqvist | 75 | 61 | / |
| Ollqvist | 75 | 27 | / |
| Helkvist | 75 | 15 | / |
| Allqvist | 75 | 14 | / |
| Algkvist | 75 | 11 | / |
| Ellkvist | 75 | 8 | / |
| Jelkvist | 75 | 6 | / |
| Alhqvist | 75 | 3 | / |
| Halqvist | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hallqvist | 71 | 1,263 | / |
| Hellkvist | 71 | 525 | / |
| Hällqvist | 71 | 216 | / |
| Gillqvist | 71 | 57 | / |
| Hillqvist | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hollqvist | 71 | 17 | / |
| Alkvist | 67 | 79 | / |
| Olkvist | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ilkvist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hylleqvist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haellkvist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahlkvist | 63 | 339 | / |
| Halkvist | 63 | 12 | / |
| Alkhvist | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hellkvis | 63 | 1 | / |
| Hallkvist | 59 | 337 | / |
| Hällkvist | 59 | 119 | / |
| Gillkvist | 59 | 16 | / |
| Hollkvist | 59 | 2 | / |
| Hillkvist | 59 | 1 | / |
| Elquva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hyllekvist | 56 | 36 | / |
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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 Elgqvist
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