Selqvist Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Selqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Selqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selqvist is found most frequently in Sweden. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Selqvist? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Selqvist reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Selqvist is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden Selqvist is mostly found in: Västernorrland County, where 57 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 36 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sellqvist944/
Sehlqvist943/
Sällqvist8281/
Sehlkvist829/
Sellkvist821/
Tjellqvist785/
Jelkvist756/
Gillqvist7157/
Sällkvist719/
Sälgkvist712/
Gillkvist5916/
Sylkhuis501/

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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 Selqvist
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