Zesiger Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zesiger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zesiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4891:16,7952,760
United States3711:976,97872,504
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Zesiger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zesiger is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zesiger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zesiger is the 403,243rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Zesiger reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zesiger is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 489 people, or 1 in 16,795. In Switzerland Zesiger is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 78 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent are found and Canton of Vaud, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Zesiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zesiger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zesiger last name rose 12,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zesiger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zesiger last name are 23.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.48% registered to vote for the political party.

Zesiger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $41,566 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziesiger932/
Zessiger930/
Zeshige864/
Sesiger861/
Jesiger861/
Zeseger860/
Zeiziger8015/
Seisiger800/
Getsiger800/
Gesige7717/
Sesige772/
Seissiger7539/
Schesiger753/
Gisiger71892/
Giesige71368/
Zegejir71357/
Zegegir7115/
Zigegir711/
Zegejer711/
Zeigeji711/
Sazeger711/
Gejiger711/
Zoseger710/
Dzegejir6747/
Zegeijir676/
Giesiege671/
Gezegher671/
Gissiger671/

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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
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  • 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 Zesiger
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