Sjökvist Surname

264,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sjökvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjökvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,4311:6,881626
Finland321:171,77215,201
Norway111:467,48139,375
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sjökvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sjökvist occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjökvist? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 264,506th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,924,018 people. The surname Sjökvist is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sjökvist are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,431 people, or 1 in 6,881. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent reside and Värmland County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Sjökvist Last Name Statistics demography

Sjökvist earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 35.85% less than the national average, earning 222,019 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjöqvist881,677/
Sjoekvist822/
Söqvist803/
Sjoqvist7539/
Soekvist751/
Sjoeqvist712/
Sakvit711/
Schöqvist711/
Sakvish671/
Sceqvist630/
Sakvi6211/
Sokvi621/
Shokvi5776/
Shakvi5721/
Sekhuis5320/
Sackvie538/
Shahkvi531/
Sockves531/
Shahkvyi501/

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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 Sjökvist
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