Holmkvist Surname

230,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Holmkvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holmkvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,5081:6,530597
Denmark941:60,0506,090
Finland831:66,2257,481
Norway241:214,26224,079
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Holmkvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Holmkvist is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holmkvist? popularity and diffusion

The last name Holmkvist is the 230,410th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,150,083 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Holmkvist are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,508 people, or 1 in 6,530. In Sweden Holmkvist is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 19 percent are found, Västerbotten County, where 14 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 5 percent are found and Finland, where 5 percent are found.

Holmkvist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Holmkvist surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Holmkvist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning 308,736 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $52,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kholmkvist952/
Olmkvist942/
Holmqvist896,826/
Helmkvist892/
Holmkbist891/
Kholmkvyst841/
Almkvist82553/
Elmkvist82115/
Almkvisth783/
Jalmkvist781/
Halmqvist780/
Holmqvistová761/
Almqvist713,794/
Elmqvist71622/
Älmqvist7123/
Ölmqvist713/

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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
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  • 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 Holmkvist
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