Fernqvist Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fernqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fernqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4341:22,6881,866
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Fernqvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fernqvist has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernqvist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fernqvist is the 646,966th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Fernqvist reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 22,688. In Sweden Fernqvist is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 28 percent are found, Värmland County, where 17 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Fernqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Fernqvist earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 167.68% more than the national average, earning $115,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fernkvist8973/
Färnqvist8939/
Vernqvist8917/
Farnqvist891/
Färnkvist7821/
Värnqvist7820/
Varnqvist785/
Vernkvist782/
Farnkvist781/
Varnkvist672/
Värnkvist671/

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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 Fernqvist
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