Kjellqvist Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kjellqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjellqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3241:30,3912,479
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Kjellqvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjellqvist is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjellqvist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 742,570th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Kjellqvist occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kjellqvist live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

Kjellqvist is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 324 people, or 1 in 30,391. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 36 percent live, Stockholm County, where 24 percent live and Skåne County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Sweden this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Kjellqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Kjellqvist earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning R 241,296 per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kjellqvist
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