Tjernquist Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tjernquist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tjernquist Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tjernquist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tjernquist is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tjernquist.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjernquist? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tjernquist is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Tjernquist occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Tjernquist live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Tjernquist is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Uppsala County, where 42 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found and Västerbotten County, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden Tjernquist is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jernquist9573/
Hjernquist9013/
Tjärnquist903/
Särnquist745/
Zerinque5624/

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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
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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 Tjernquist
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