Mellqvist Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Mellqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mellqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6811:14,4591,236
Norway281:183,65321,594
France71:9,488,960336,266
Finland61:916,11741,832
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Mellqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mellqvist occurs most in Sweden. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mellqvist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mellqvist? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 459,598th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 9,915,028 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Mellqvist live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

Mellqvist is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 681 people, or 1 in 14,459. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 35 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside and Värmland County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 4 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Mellqvist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mellqvist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.56% less than the national average, earning 306,081 kr per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melqvist943/
Millqvist89196/
Mellkvist89105/
Mehlqvist8989/
Målqvist8244/
Mælqvist8213/
Mälqvist825/
Mählqvist7834/
Millkvist788/
Møllkvist781/
Milquvist780/
Mhlkvist711/
Melkvi67124/
Mählkvist6741/
Milkvish591/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mellqvist
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