Palmkvist Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Palmkvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmkvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5951:16,5491,407
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Palmkvist Last Name Facts

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

Palmkvist (Russian: Палмквист) has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmkvist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 501,935th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Palmkvist live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

Palmkvist is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 16,549. In Sweden Palmkvist is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 33 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 6 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Palmkvist Last Name Statistics demography

Palmkvist earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.52% less than the national average, earning 261,218 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmkviste951/
Palmqvist893,962/
Plymkvist899/
Blomkvist782,483/
Blumkvist7836/
Blomqvist6712,796/
Blomkvest6711/
Blomgvist674/
Blumqvist671/
Bloomqvist631/
Blomqvisti631/

Palmkvist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palmkvist in the Russian language
Палмквистpalmkvist-

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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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  • 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 Palmkvist
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