Zoeteweij Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zoeteweij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoeteweij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3361:50,2598,612
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269

Zoeteweij Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zoeteweij is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zoeteweij click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoeteweij? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 802,733rd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name Zoeteweij occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Zoeteweij reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 50,259. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 42 percent live, Zeeland, where 31 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoetewei9416/
Zoetewej941/
Zoetewij941/
Soeteweij891/
Zoetewey82240/
Soetewij821/
Setewei751/
Soetewey71508/
Soetewye7114/
Zoeteway712/
Zoetawey711/
Zetawi67269/
Soeteweye6711/
Zetawe673/
Soettewey671/

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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 Zoeteweij
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