Ernqvist Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ernqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ernqvist Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ernqvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ernqvist occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ernqvist.

How Common Is The Last Name Ernqvist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Ernqvist is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ernqvist are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 351,670. In Sweden Ernqvist is primarily concentrated in: Västernorrland County, where 43 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 36 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden Ernqvist occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hernqvist94157/
Jernqvist9498/
Hoernqvist891/
Arnqvist88303/
Örnqvist8822/
Ernkvist8816/
Hörnqvist82320/
Härnqvist8261/
Jernkvist8223/
Hernkvist825/
Ahrnqvist824/
Hornqvist823/
Arnkvist7596/
Hörnkvist71130/
Järnkvist7137/
Arenkvist716/
Hornkvist714/
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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 Ernqvist
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