Wernqvist Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Wernqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 98 | 1:100,477 | 7,289 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wernqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wernqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wernqvist is found most in Sweden. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wernqvist.
How Common Is The Last Name Wernqvist? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,828,462nd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname Wernqvist is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wernqvist reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Wernqvist is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 100,477. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 56 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Sweden Wernqvist is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waernqvist | 95 | 23 | / |
| Warnqvist | 89 | 84 | / |
| Vernqvist | 89 | 17 | / |
| Bernqvist | 89 | 13 | / |
| Wernkvist | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wärnqvist | 89 | 1 | / |
| Värnqvist | 78 | 20 | / |
| Warnkvist | 78 | 7 | / |
| Bärnqvist | 78 | 6 | / |
| Varnqvist | 78 | 5 | / |
| Vernkvist | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bjørnqvist | 74 | 4 | / |
| Varnkvist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Värnkvist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjørnkvist | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Wernqvist
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