Törnqvist Surname

97,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Törnqvist Surname User-submission:

This surname refers to a twig from a thorn bush in Swedish.

Törnqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,2201:2,333216
Finland5601:9,8161,533
Norway251:205,69123,411
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Estonia81:165,22626,217
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Tornqvist (202) are calculated separately.

Törnqvist Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to a twig from a thorn bush in Swedish.

- brorleon

Törnqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Törnqvist occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Tornqvist. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Törnqvist? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,908th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,504,137 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Törnqvist are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Törnqvist is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 4,220 people, or 1 in 2,333. In Sweden Törnqvist is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent reside and Skåne County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Sweden this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 12 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Törnqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Törnqvist earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.78% more than the national average, earning 407,608 kr per year.

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