Zerwe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zerwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Zerwe Last Name Facts

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

Zerwe is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zerwe is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zerwe live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 38 percent live, Hesse, where 31 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 7 percent live and Switzerland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerwer91131/
Zerwie911/
Zerw891/
Zerwetz8313/
Zerwesz831/
Zerwech830/
Zerbe805,884/
Zerue801,297/
Serwe80637/
Gerwe80466/
Zerve807/
Zerwa804/
Zrewe802/
Jerwe801/
Zerwi801/
Zerweiss778/
Zerweisz778/
Zeirweij771/
Czerwieň771/
Zirwes73890/
Dzerve73738/
Zarwea73237/
Zerbey73148/
Zerves73118/
Zarwee73104/
Zerbea7380/
Zerbee7374/
Zervea7342/
Zarweh7335/
Zarwie7329/
Serwei7318/
Zherve7313/
Zeroue7312/
Czerwa737/
Zeirbe736/
Jerweh735/
Szerve733/
Zerver732/
Serwes732/
Tserwe732/
Zirwer732/
Zeerwi732/
Zerwit732/
Dzerwa731/
Szerbe731/
Gerwee731/
Sserwe731/
Zerveh731/
Czerwy731/
Zerrbe731/
Zierbe731/
Serwey731/
Serweh731/
Jerwee731/
Zorweh731/
Zheerw731/
Zehrue730/
Zervey730/
Cerwer730/
Zerwis730/
Gerwet730/
Dzierwa671,382/
Zerveas6732/
Serwetz6721/
Szervei6711/
Dzerver677/
Gerw674/
Jerw673/
Cherwey672/
Gerwehr671/
Serweed671/
Sherwei671/
Zeroueh671/
Serwwer671/
Zearway671/
Zorweah671/
Zerwich671/
Gerwher671/
Jerwett670/

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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 Zerwe
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