Orrekvist Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Orrekvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orrekvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Orrekvist Last Name Facts

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

Orrekvist has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orrekvist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Orrekvist are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Orrekvist is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Barring Sweden Orrekvist exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orrkvist9415/
Orekvist946/
Irekvist8212/
Arekvist825/
Orqvist757/
Arkvist751/
Yerkvist710/
Orekhva63414/
Örqvist6335/
Erqvist631/
Arquevista631/
Arokoivisto601/
Öhrqvist5926/
Uhrqvist592/
Aro-Koivisto5723/
Areshkvich531/
Arekhva506/

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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 Orrekvist
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