Öqvist Surname
Approximately 683 people bear this surname
Öqvist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 670 | 1:14,697 | 1,254 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Oqvist (24) are calculated separately.
Öqvist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Öqvist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Öqvist is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Oqvist. For other possible spellings of Öqvist click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Öqvist? popularity and diffusion
The surname Öqvist is the 486,338th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. The last name Öqvist occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Öqvist reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Öqvist is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 670 people, or 1 in 14,697. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 29 percent are found, Norrbotten County, where 26 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Sweden Öqvist is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Öqvist
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