Palmqvist Surname

116,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Palmqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palmqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,4871:2,824271
Denmark1951:28,9473,000
Finland941:58,4766,828
Australia861:313,90427,145
Norway271:190,45522,163
Estonia191:69,56912,771
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England111:5,065,278148,650
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Palmqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palmqvist occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palmqvist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,372nd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,839,360 people. The surname Palmqvist is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Palmqvist are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 3,487 people, or 1 in 2,824. In Sweden Palmqvist is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent are found and Skåne County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Sweden Palmqvist is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 5 percent are found and Finland, where 2 percent are found.

Palmqvist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Palmqvist earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.93% less than the national average, earning 297,874 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palmkvist89655/
Palmkviste841/
Blomqvist7812,796/
Plymkvist789/
Blumqvist781/
Bloomqvist741/
Blomqvisti741/
Blomkvist672,483/
Blumkvist6736/
Blomgvist674/
Blomkvest5611/

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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 Palmqvist
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