Sandkvist Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sandkvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandkvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4951:19,8921,659
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Finland531:103,71110,499
Norway201:257,11427,149
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Sandkvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandkvist is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sandkvist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandkvist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 517,348th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Sandkvist is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sandkvist are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 19,892. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 12 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found and Södermanland County, where 9 percent are found. Not including Sweden this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 8 percent are found and Finland, where 8 percent are found.

Sandkvist Last Name Statistics demography

Sandkvist earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.44% less than the national average, earning 258,034 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandekvist954/
Sundkvist892,153/
Sandqvist892,133/
Sandgvist890/
Sandkvi881/
Sundekvist8411/
Sundhkvist841/
Sundqvist787,949/
Sundgvist781/
Sundeqvist7417/
Sundqvisti741/
Suntqvist671/

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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 Sandkvist
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