Zbigniew Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zbigniew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zbigniew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1311:290,14334,919
England391:1,428,66862,556
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Austria161:532,21549,801
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Norway101:514,22941,629
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malta11:430,2723,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Zbigniew (226,916) may also be a first name.

Zbigniew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zbigniew is found most frequently in Poland. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zbigniew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zbigniew is the 897,852nd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname Zbigniew occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Zbigniew reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Zbigniew is also the 4,628th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 226,916 people.

The surname is most common in Poland, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 290,143. Without taking into account Poland Zbigniew occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Zbigniew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zbigniew surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zbigniew earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.38% less than the national average, earning 265,176 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $46,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zebigniew941/
Zibigniew940/
Zbignew932/
Zbigniw932/
Sbigniew882/
Zbignaew881/
Zbigniow881/
Zbignev808/
Zbignef801/
Zbigneva752/
Zbigunow751/
Spignew671/
Zebegnaw639/
Subgneaw631/

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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 Zbigniew
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