Elmqvist Surname
Approximately 622 people bear this surname
Elmqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 591 | 1:16,661 | 1,417 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Elmqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elmqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elmqvist is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elmqvist? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elmqvist is the 522,545th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. The last name Elmqvist occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Elmqvist live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 591 people, or 1 in 16,661. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent live and Skåne County, where 13 percent live. Beside Sweden this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hjelmqvist | 89 | 225 | / |
| Almqvist | 88 | 3,794 | / |
| Elmkvist | 88 | 115 | / |
| Älmqvist | 88 | 23 | / |
| Ölmqvist | 88 | 3 | / |
| Holmqvist | 82 | 6,826 | / |
| Helmkvist | 82 | 2 | / |
| Halmqvist | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hjelmkvist | 78 | 7 | / |
| Hjälmqvist | 78 | 3 | / |
| Almkvist | 75 | 553 | / |
| Olmkvist | 75 | 2 | / |
| Holmkvist | 71 | 1,756 | / |
| Almkvisth | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hilmkvist | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hjälmkvist | 67 | 16 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Elmqvist
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