Thornqvist Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Thornqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 79 | 1:124,642 | 8,853 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Thörnqvist (483) are calculated separately.
Thornqvist Demographics
Average Thornqvist Salary in
United States
$75,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thornqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thornqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thornqvist is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Thörnqvist. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thornqvist? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,746,159th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Thornqvist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Thornqvist live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 124,642. In Sweden it is most common in: Skåne County, where 37 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Denmark, where 10 percent are found.
Thornqvist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thornqvist surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Thornqvist earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thörnqvist | 97 | 483 | / |
| Tornqvist | 95 | 202 | / |
| Thoernqvist | 95 | 1 | / |
| Toernqvist | 90 | 4 | / |
| Thornkvist | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thernqvist | 90 | 1 | / |
| Törnqvist | 84 | 4,845 | / |
| Tornkvist | 84 | 72 | / |
| Tärnqvist | 84 | 61 | / |
| Turnqvist | 84 | 5 | / |
| Ternqvist | 84 | 3 | / |
| Tôrnqvist | 84 | 2 | / |
| Tarnqvist | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thörnkvist | 80 | 67 | / |
| Thörnqvizt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Törnkvist | 74 | 1,260 | / |
| Tärnkvist | 74 | 2 | / |
| Turenkvist | 70 | 1 | / |
| Törnkvizt | 63 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Thornqvist
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