Lindkvist Surname

91,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lindkvist Surname User-submission:

A Nordic surname derived from the words Lind, meaning 'lime-tree', and kvist (qvist/quist) meaning 'twig'.

Lindkvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,5771:2,151199
Denmark2311:24,4362,497
Norway1371:37,5355,322
Finland1021:53,8896,425
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Lindkvist Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Nordic surname derived from the words Lind, meaning 'lime-tree', and kvist (qvist/quist) meaning 'twig'.

- anonymous submission

Lindkvist Last Name Facts

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

Lindkvist (Russian: Линдквист) is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindkvist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,016th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,385,202 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Lindkvist are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Lindkvist is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 4,577 people, or 1 in 2,151. In Sweden Lindkvist is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent live, Skåne County, where 12 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Lindkvist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lindkvist surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lindkvist earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.75% less than the national average, earning 260,426 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.9% more than the national average, earning $56,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.25% more than the national average, earning $66,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindkviste951/
Lindqvist8922,072/
Ländkvist895/
Lindqvuist842/
Lindqvistt841/
Linddqvist841/
Lindqvis821/
Löndqvist7820/
Ländqvist787/
Lintqvist781/
Lyndqvist781/
Lindqvest780/
Linddqvisd741/

Lindkvist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lindkvist in the Russian language
Линдквистlindkvist-

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