Yngve Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Yngve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yngve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5121:19,2321,615
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Yngve (7,423) may also be a first name.

Yngve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yngve has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yngve? popularity and diffusion

Yngve is the 517,348th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Yngve are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 74,655th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 7,423 people.

The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 19,232. In Sweden Yngve is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 24 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Sweden it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Yngve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yngve surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Yngve earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning $56,302 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ygve891/
Yngwe80117/
Ingve8034/
Yngue805/
Engve804/
Ingves73279/
Hingve73134/
Ingver73112/
Yingwe7368/
Engver7329/
Yingue7317/
Yongbe7316/
Engvie738/
Yngber738/
Yngvér736/
Yngwie734/
Engvej732/
Hengve731/
Igve671,402/
Egve6765/
Yingwei679/
Ygue674/
Yingweh672/
Eynegue672/
Yonggue671/
Yingbei671/
Yingbeh671/
Yongbee671/
Yongbey671/
Ygvy671/
Yonghue671/
Yongkwe671/
Yongweh671/
Yongwey671/
Yonqgue671/
Yingbea671/
Yong'be671/
Ygvi671/
Jgve671/
Engvest670/

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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 Yngve
  • 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