Linkvist Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Estonia

Linkvist Surname User-submission:

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

Linkvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Linkvist Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- anonymous submission

Linkvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linkvist (Russian: Линквист) is found most frequently in Canada. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Linkvist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Linkvist is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Linkvist are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Linkvist is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,684,559. In Canada Linkvist is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 80 percent live, British Columbia, where 10 percent live and Manitoba, where 10 percent live. Aside from Canada Linkvist is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 36 percent live and Finland, where 5 percent live.

Linkvist Last Name Statistics demography

Linkvist earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Linkvist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Linkvist in the Russian language
Линквистlinkvist-

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