de Zoete Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Zoete Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), the Sweet or Amiable. (variant: Swett.)

de Zoete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8371:20,1763,179
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Australia451:599,90442,958
England271:2,063,63279,942
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

de Zoete Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), the Sweet or Amiable. (variant: Swett.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

de Zoete Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Zoete is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Zoete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 360,858th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 7,265,749 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of de Zoete are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 837 people, or 1 in 20,176. In The Netherlands de Zoete is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 57 percent live, Utrecht, where 15 percent live and North Holland, where 8 percent live. Beside The Netherlands de Zoete exists in 14 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

de Zoete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Zoete has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the de Zoete last name rose 338 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Zoete Last Name Statistics demography

de Zoete earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,586 CAD per year.

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