Oqvist Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Oqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Öqvist (683) are calculated separately.
Oqvist Demographics
Average Oqvist Salary in
United States
$47,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oqvist is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Öqvist. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oqvist? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Oqvist reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 73 percent reside, Virginia, where 18 percent reside and Hawaii, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 29 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
Oqvist Last Name Statistics demography
Oqvist earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Öqvist | 94 | 683 | / |
| Odqvist | 92 | 209 | / |
| Ohqvist | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hogqvist | 86 | 1 | / |
| Okvist | 83 | 57 | / |
| Aqvist | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekqvist | 77 | 374 | / |
| Öhqvist | 77 | 41 | / |
| Adqvist | 77 | 5 | / |
| Odkvist | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haqvist | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahqvist | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aaqvist | 77 | 1 | / |
| Högqvist | 71 | 150 | / |
| Hagqvist | 71 | 117 | / |
| Haaqvist | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hogkvist | 71 | 1 | / |
| Häggqvist | 67 | 747 | / |
| Ökvist | 67 | 388 | / |
| Haggqvist | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ekvist | 67 | 26 | / |
| Akvist | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Oqvist
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