Hedqvist Surname

317,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hedqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hedqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,1231:8,768798
Norway211:244,87126,357
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hedqvist Last Name Facts

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

Hedqvist is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedqvist? popularity and diffusion

Hedqvist is the 317,282nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,170,657 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hedqvist reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Hedqvist is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,123 people, or 1 in 8,768. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent live, Gävleborg County, where 16 percent live and Norrbotten County, where 7 percent live. Besides Sweden this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent live and The Isle of Man, where 1 percent live.

Hedqvist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hedqvist earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.93% more than the national average, earning 428,911 kr per year and in United States they earn 77.39% more than the national average, earning $76,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edqvist93686/
Hedkvist88546/
Ekqvist80374/
Odqvist80209/
Edkvist80155/
Ödqvist8083/
Adqvist805/
Edqvistova781/
Jedkvist756/
Häggqvist71747/
Ekvist7126/
Ödkvist6711/
Ydkvist6710/
Odkvist671/
Eqvi671/

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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 Hedqvist
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