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Ekblad is a Swedish language surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 59.8% of all known bearers of the surname Ekblad were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:7,028), 25.2% of the United States (1:612,290), 10.6% of Finland (1:22,164), 1.6% of Norway (1:135,325) and 1.2% of Canada (1:1,268,897).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:7,028) in the following counties:

• 1. Skåne County (1:3,183)
• 2. Örebro County (1:3,521)
• 3. Jönköping County (1:3,698)
• 4. Kalmar County (1:4,075)
• 5. Kronoberg County (1:4,557)
• 6. Västra Götaland County (1:6,561)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:22,164) in the following regions:

• 1. Ostrobothnia (1:3,778)
• 2. Southwest Finland (1:7,089)
• 3. Åland (1:10,764)
• 4. Central Finland (1:11,158)
• 5. Uusimaa (1:16,668)

People

• Aaron Ekblad (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player
• Nils-Eric Ekblad (1904–1978), Swedish diplomat
• Stina Ekblad (born 1954), Finnish actress

See also

• Ekblad Glacier, Antarctica

References

1. Ekblad surname distribution

• Surnames
• Swedish-language surnames