Zwaer Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zwaer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwaer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Zwaer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zwaer is found most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwaer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zwaer live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany Zwaer is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Hesse, where 28 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwayer91222/
Zwaier912/
Zwae891/
Zwayyer831/
Zwyer80275/
Zweir8037/
Swaer8026/
Zwaed805/
Zwahe803/
Zwair801/
Zwaet800/
Szwajger7750/
Zweier73319/
Zwoyer7365/
Zweyer7350/
Zwaetz7313/
Zwahir734/
Zweyre733/
Zwaire731/
Zwheer731/
Cwajer731/
Zvayer731/
Zbayer731/
Swaher730/
Szwajgier71116/
Schwaer67198/
Shwaher6764/
Swajger6727/
Zwayyed6714/
Zwaihar674/
Zuae673/
Zwheerh672/
Jwae671/
Zbae671/
Zwoe671/
Zweihar671/

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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 Zwaer
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