Ingvar Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ingvar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ingvar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ingvar (8,013) may also be a first name.

Ingvar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ingvar (Russian: Ингвар) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingvar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Ingvar are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia. Ingvar is also the 71,012th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,013 people.

The surname Ingvar is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 307,711. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 44 percent live, Stockholm County, where 31 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live. Other than Sweden it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent live and Norway, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ingvard923/
Ingvarr922/
Ingbar83269/
Ingwar8326/
Inguar834/
Yngvar834/
Ungvar831/
Hengvar7792/
Ingvort7720/
Yngvard7713/
Ängvard778/
Iongwar775/
Gaigvar771/
Ginguar770/
Igbar7369/
Igwar732/
Egvar731/
Iguar731/
Ingbor6728/
Ungvár6724/
Engbar6723/
Iguare6721/
Igbaar6711/
Egvart676/
Egvard676/
Higbar674/
Higvor671/
Igware671/
Egvare671/
Ungwar671/
Igbear671/
Gegvar671/
Iguair671/
Jiguar670/

Ingvar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ingvar in the Russian language
Ингварingvar-

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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 Ingvar
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