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 surname Yngve occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yngve? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 517,348th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Yngve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Yngve live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 74,655th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 7,423 people.

The last name Yngve is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 19,232. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 31 percent reside, Östergötland County, where 24 percent reside and Jönköping County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Sweden this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

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% being registered to vote for 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
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