Tornqvist Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Tornqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 83 | 1:118,636 | 8,469 |
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Törnqvist (4,845) & Tôrnqvist (2) are calculated separately.
Tornqvist Demographics
Average Tornqvist Salary in
United States
$30,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tornqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tornqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tornqvist occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Törnqvist or Tôrnqvist. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tornqvist? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,177,228th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Tornqvist live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 118,636. In Sweden Tornqvist is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 49 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 29 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Sweden it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Tornqvist Last Name Statistics demography
Tornqvist earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.45% less than the national average, earning $30,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Törnqvist | 96 | 4,845 | / |
| Tôrnqvist | 96 | 2 | / |
| Thornqvist | 95 | 110 | / |
| Toernqvist | 95 | 4 | / |
| Thoernqvist | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tornkvist | 89 | 72 | / |
| Tärnqvist | 89 | 61 | / |
| Turnqvist | 89 | 5 | / |
| Ternqvist | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tarnqvist | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thörnqvist | 84 | 483 | / |
| Thernqvist | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thornkvist | 84 | 1 | / |
| Törnkvist | 78 | 1,260 | / |
| Tärnkvist | 78 | 2 | / |
| Thörnkvist | 74 | 67 | / |
| Thörnqvizt | 74 | 2 | / |
| Turenkvist | 74 | 1 | / |
| Törnkvizt | 67 | 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
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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 Tornqvist
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