Zwaans Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Monaco

Zwaans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwaans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4351:38,8216,565
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Belgium141:821,18966,436
United States131:27,881,456736,413
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Monaco71:5,295668
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Zwaans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwaans is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwaans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 611,703rd most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. Zwaans is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Zwaans reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Zwaans is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 38,821. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 59 percent reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and Gelderland, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwansh831/
Zwanz7340/
Zvans737/
Zwaantje711/
Jwanse67133/
Zwainz6743/
Zwanch6728/
Zvauns674/
Zhvans673/
Dzwons672/

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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 Zwaans
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