Widqvist Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Widqvist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Widqvist 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
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Widqvist Last Name Facts

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

Widqvist is found most in Sweden. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widqvist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Widqvist live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 317,637. In Sweden Widqvist is primarily found in: Södermanland County, where 23 percent live, Kronoberg County, where 19 percent live and Örebro County, where 16 percent live. Other than Sweden Widqvist exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 14 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

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
Wiqvist9356/
Vidqvist8867/
Wikvist8041/
Viqvist801/
Weikvist7511/
Buiqvist751/
Weiskvist7115/
Hvidkvist712/
Byqvist67114/
Vikvist6719/

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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 Widqvist
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