Engqvist Surname

272,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Engqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Engqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,2621:7,803721
Denmark1281:44,0994,601
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Finland71:785,24338,644
Norway61:857,04855,549
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Engqvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Engqvist is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Engqvist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,239th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,096,186 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Engqvist are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,262 people, or 1 in 7,803. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent are found and Skåne County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Engqvist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Engqvist earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 30.23% less than the national average, earning 241,450 kr per year and in Canada they earn 28.11% less than the national average, earning $35,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enqvist932,013/
Engkvist88547/
Ehnqvist8823/
Enhqvist881/
Ängqvist881/
Enkvist80670/
Anqvist8019/
Emqvist805/
Hanqvist7560/
Ahnqvist7541/
Angkvist757/
Ängkvist754/
Hönqvist751/
Enkvists751/
Einkvist751/
Hannqvist712/
Hahnqvist712/
Inkvist679/
Hankvist6352/
Ahnkvist635/
Öhnkvist634/
Henkhuis503/
Enkhbish501/

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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 Engqvist
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