Irekvist Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Irekvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Irekvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Irekvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Irekvist occurs most in Sweden. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Irekvist? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Irekvist live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.
Irekvist is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 80 percent live and Skåne County, where 20 percent live. Aside from Sweden Irekvist occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 8 percent live and Norway, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orekvist | 88 | 6 | / |
| Arekvist | 88 | 5 | / |
| Orrekvist | 82 | 8 | / |
| Arkvist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orrkvist | 75 | 15 | / |
| Yerkvist | 75 | 0 | / |
| Örqvist | 67 | 35 | / |
| Orqvist | 67 | 7 | / |
| Erqvist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arquevista | 67 | 1 | / |
| Öhrqvist | 63 | 26 | / |
| Uhrqvist | 63 | 2 | / |
| Erekbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Arokoivisto | 53 | 1 | / |
| Aro-Koivisto | 50 | 23 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Irekvist
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis