Ringqvist Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ringqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ringqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6961:14,1481,215
Norway101:514,22941,629
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ringqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ringqvist occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ringqvist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ringqvist is the 464,720th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. The last name Ringqvist is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ringqvist live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Ringqvist is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 14,148. In Sweden Ringqvist is mostly found in: Östergötland County, where 27 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 22 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ringqvist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ringqvist earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning 355,682 kr per year and in United States they earn 156.21% more than the national average, earning $110,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ringkvist89227/
Renqvist82119/
Rønqvist8228/
Rönqvist8220/
Rnnqvist8218/
Hrnqvist825/
Rimqvist823/
Rönnqvist781,774/
Rehnqvist78164/
Rønnqvist783/
Hørnqvist781/
Rönnqvisth744/
Renkvist7125/
Rønkvist716/
Rnnkvist714/
Rönnkvist67438/
Rehnkvist676/
Renkvish593/
Renkvie501/

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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 Ringqvist
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