Omkvist Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Omkvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omkvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Omkvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Omkvist occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omkvist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Omkvist occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Omkvist reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Omkvist is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 705,589. In Denmark Omkvist is most common in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 88 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamkvist802/
Emqvist715/
Hankvist6752/
Hamqvist6719/
Angkvist677/
Ahnkvist675/
Hämqvist672/
Hamnqvist6327/
Anqvist5719/
Hanqvist5360/
Ahnqvist5341/
Hahnqvist502/
Hannqvist502/

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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
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  • 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 Omkvist
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