Zigter Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zigter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zigter Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Zigter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zigter is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zigter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zigter is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Zigter is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zigter are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 844,359. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Groningen, where 45 percent live, Overijssel, where 30 percent live and Gelderland, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeigter920/
Zegteyr771/
Zigta7358/
Sigte739/
Jigte732/
Sikter67130/
Zekter6742/
Jegter671/
Gegter671/
Zegtir671/
Sigthe671/
Segter670/
Sicter670/
Gecter670/
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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 Zigter
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