Gillqvist Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Gillqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 56 | 1:175,835 | 12,146 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Gillqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gillqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gillqvist is found most in Sweden. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gillqvist click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gillqvist? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,555,468th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Gillqvist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gillqvist are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Gillqvist is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 175,835. In Sweden Gillqvist is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 63 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 11 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillqvist | 89 | 18 | / |
| Gillkvist | 89 | 16 | / |
| Ellqvist | 82 | 55 | / |
| Hellqvist | 78 | 2,018 | / |
| Hällqvist | 78 | 216 | / |
| Sällqvist | 78 | 81 | / |
| Gyllkvist | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sellqvist | 78 | 4 | / |
| Hillkvist | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ilkvist | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tjellqvist | 74 | 5 | / |
| Hylleqvist | 74 | 1 | / |
| Elgqvist | 71 | 48 | / |
| Helqvist | 71 | 48 | / |
| Selqvist | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ellkvist | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hellkvist | 67 | 525 | / |
| Hällkvist | 67 | 119 | / |
| Sällkvist | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sehlqvist | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sellkvist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyllekvist | 63 | 36 | / |
| Helkvist | 59 | 15 | / |
| Jelkvist | 59 | 6 | / |
| Sehlkvist | 56 | 9 | / |
| Sälgkvist | 56 | 2 | / |
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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 Gillqvist
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