Malmkvist Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Malmkvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malmkvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6801:14,4811,239
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Malmkvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malmkvist occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malmkvist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 446,308th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Malmkvist are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 14,481. In Sweden Malmkvist is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 18 percent live, Stockholm County, where 17 percent live and Södermanland County, where 15 percent live. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Malmkvist Last Name Statistics demography

Malmkvist earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $44,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malmekvist951/
Malmqvist893,544/
Malmquvist841/

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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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  • 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 Malmkvist
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