Wahlqvist Surname

307,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wahlqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlqvist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,0861:9,067820
Australia301:899,85754,700
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Norway221:233,74025,571
Finland171:323,33523,349
Austria101:851,54467,454
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Wahlqvist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahlqvist occurs most in Sweden. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlqvist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 307,224th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,924,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wahlqvist are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Wahlqvist is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 1,086 people, or 1 in 9,067. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent are found and Skåne County, where 14 percent are found. Beside Sweden this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Wahlqvist Last Name Statistics demography

Wahlqvist earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 20.1% more than the national average, earning 415,653 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walqvist946/
Wallqvist89211/
Vahlqvist89117/
Wahlkvist8975/
Walhqvist891/
Valqvist828/
Vahlkvist7847/
Wallkvist7820/
Vallqvist7817/
Valkvist7123/
Wolkveis591/
Balkvi533/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wahlqvist
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis