Örtquist Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Örtquist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Ortquist (178) are calculated separately.
Örtquist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Örtquist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Örtquist is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ortquist. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Örtquist? popularity and diffusion
The surname Örtquist is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Örtquist are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The last name Örtquist is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 43 percent live, Uppsala County, where 29 percent live and Västmanland County, where 29 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden it is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 13 percent live.
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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 Örtquist
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