Zegers Surname

91,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zegers Surname User-submission:

Zegers is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Zeger'. Variant of Segers.

Zegers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,9501:5,724607
United States8581:422,44636,582
Chile6531:26,9781,545
Belgium4431:25,9524,120
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Australia371:729,61448,196
France331:2,012,810168,616
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England41:13,929,515290,718
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

The alternate forms: Zégers (1) are calculated separately.

Zegers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zegers is a Dutch patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Zeger'. Variant of Segers.

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Zegers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zegers (Russian: Зегерс) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Zégers. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zegers? popularity and diffusion

Zegers is the 91,267th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,389,162 people. The last name Zegers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Zegers live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Zegers is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,950 people, or 1 in 5,724. In The Netherlands Zegers is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 23 percent are found, Gelderland, where 22 percent are found and Limburg, where 15 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Chile, where 12 percent are found.

Zegers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zegers has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Zegers surname fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zegers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zegers last name are 33.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zegers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $51,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zégers941/
Zeegers922,347/
Zeghers92278/
Zeguers92123/
Ziegers9279/
Zeggers9233/
Zeagers926/
Szegers923/
Zeigers920/
Zeeggers861/
Segers8318,007/
Zagers83836/
Jegers83642/
Cegers8387/
Gegers8351/
Zesers8329/
Zegars833/
Zogers831/
Zigers831/
Seegers776,538/
Seghers774,080/
Siegers772,399/
Seigers77248/
Seagers77212/
Jeghers77121/
Seggers7781/
Jeegers7752/
Ziggers7726/
Saegers7721/
Jegerås7719/
Segerås7715/
Sedgers7714/
Zijgers779/
Jeagers776/
Zechers774/
Sjegers774/
Zaggers772/
Jhegers772/
Segerst772/
Zeijers772/
Geghers771/
Segiers771/
Seygers771/
S'Jegers7144/
Schegers7115/
Seigerst718/
Seeghers716/
Sieggers712/
Giaegers711/
S'Hegers711/
Seguerst710/
Seggerrs710/
Segars672,874/
Sagers671,156/
Jägers67703/
Sigers67425/
Zagars67261/
Gigers6739/
Zagors6713/
Sogers6712/
Zigars6712/
Sägers676/
Cecers674/
Seingersh673/
Sejers672/
Jēgers671/
Segersová671/
Sygers671/
Sizers671/
Jesers671/
Segors670/
Secers670/

Zegers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zegers in the Russian language
Зегерсzegers-

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