Tjernqvist Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tjernqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tjernqvist 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
Sweden911:108,2067,807
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Tjernqvist Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tjernqvist occurs most in Sweden. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tjernqvist.

How Common Is The Last Name Tjernqvist? popularity and diffusion

Tjernqvist is the 1,907,068th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Tjernqvist live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 108,206. In Sweden Tjernqvist is most prevalent in: Västerbotten County, where 45 percent are found, Norrbotten County, where 16 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 1 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
Jernqvist9598/
Tjärnqvist9031/
Tjernkvist9030/
Tjærnqvist901/
Tjarnqvist901/
Jernkvist8423/
Tjärnkvist8046/
Järnkvist7437/
Särnqvist7434/
Särnkvist634/

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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 Tjernqvist
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