Sandqvist Surname

196,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sandqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,7791:5,535518
Finland2311:23,7953,285
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Norway381:135,32317,347
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Sandqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandqvist is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandqvist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 196,487th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,416,571 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sandqvist are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,779 people, or 1 in 5,535. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent live, Skåne County, where 15 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent live. Barring Sweden this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 11 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Sandqvist Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sandqvist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning 376,448 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sundqvist897,949/
Sandkvist89630/
Sandgvist890/
Sundeqvist8417/
Sandekvist844/
Sundqvisti841/
Sundkvist782,153/
Sundgvist781/
Suntqvist781/
Sandkvi751/
Sundekvist7411/
Sundhkvist741/

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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 Sandqvist
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