Lövqvist Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lövqvist Surname User-submission:

I have been told that Lofquist means "leaves on a twig".

Lövqvist Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2491:39,5453,165
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Lovqvist (9) are calculated separately.

Lövqvist Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

I have been told that Lofquist means "leaves on a twig".

- slofquist1
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Lövqvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lövqvist is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lovqvist. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lövqvist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,006,539th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Lövqvist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lövqvist are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Lövqvist is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 39,545. In Sweden Lövqvist is mostly found in: Skåne County, where 20 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent live and Stockholm County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Sweden it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lovqvist969/
Löfqvist881,452/
Lövkvist88516/
Löfkvist75337/
Lofqvist7525/
Lovkvist7517/
Levkvist7512/
Löwkvist7510/
Lafqvist751/
Loefqvist714/
Lofkvist6315/
Levkvisj632/
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