Fernkvist Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fernkvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fernkvist 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
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Fernkvist Last Name Facts

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

Fernkvist is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Fernkvist.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernkvist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fernkvist is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Fernkvist live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 138,687. In Sweden Fernkvist is most frequent in: Västmanland County, where 24 percent live, Örebro County, where 23 percent live and Stockholm County, where 15 percent live. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

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
Fernqvist89468/
Färnkvist8921/
Vernkvist892/
Farnkvist891/
Färnqvist7839/
Vernqvist7817/
Varnkvist782/
Värnkvist781/
Farnqvist781/
Värnqvist6720/
Varnqvist675/
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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 Fernkvist
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