Zwaag Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zwaag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwaag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2991:56,4799,705
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Zwaag (41) may also be a first name.

Zwaag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwaag is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwaag? popularity and diffusion

It is the 816,514th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Zwaag live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe. Zwaag is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 41 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 56,479. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 33 percent are found, Gelderland, where 15 percent are found and Friesland, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Belgium, where 3 percent are found.

Zwaag Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zwaag earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $49,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwaig8090/
Zwaak8037/
Zwagg801/
Zwagh801/
Zwaack737/
Zwak67279/
Zwakova673/
Zuag672/
Cwag672/
Zbag671/
Zwaq671/

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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 Zwaag
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