Hörnqvist Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hörnqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörnqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3111:31,6622,585
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Hornqvist (3) are calculated separately.

Hörnqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hörnqvist is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Hornqvist. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörnqvist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 853,416th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hörnqvist reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Hörnqvist is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 31,662. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västerbotten County, where 23 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 20 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Hörnqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Hörnqvist earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 44.3% less than the national average, earning 192,767 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hornqvist963/
Örnqvist9422/
Hernqvist89157/
Hörnkvist89130/
Härnqvist8961/
Ahrnqvist894/
Hoernqvist841/
Arnqvist82303/
Ernqvist8229/
Jörnkvist786/
Hernkvist785/
Hornkvist784/
Arnkvist7196/
Ernkvist7116/
Järnkvist6737/
Arenkvist676/

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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 Hörnqvist
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