Zellweger Surname

161,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zellweger Surname Definition:

(German), Dweller on the Zelle road. (variant: Strada.)

Zellweger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,2331:3,678508
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Luxembourg681:8,5371,349
Canada581:635,26952,014
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
England121:4,643,172139,951
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Zellweger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Dweller on the Zelle road. (variant: Strada.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Zellweger Last Name Facts

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

Zellweger is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zellweger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 161,068th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,694,102 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Zellweger are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Zellweger is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,233 people, or 1 in 3,678. In Switzerland Zellweger is mostly concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 24 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent live and Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, where 13 percent live. Besides Switzerland this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Luxembourg, where 3 percent live.

Zellweger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zellweger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zellweger last name increased 1,606 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zellweger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zellweger surname are 22.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zellweger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $49,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $54,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zillweger89185/
Zellwager894/
Cellweger890/
Zellwiger890/
Seelweger7896/
Zellvegre784/
Zelbiger711/
Zilbiger59160/
Cleveger591/
Schlueger562/
Sluiger500/

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