Zwam Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368

Zwam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwam occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zwam.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zwam is the 2,979,664th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Zwam live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Zwam is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 433,005. In The Netherlands Zwam is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 41 percent reside, South Holland, where 28 percent reside and North Brabant, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Zwam exists in one country. It is also found in Egypt, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwame8910/
Zwaam892/
Zwan75814/
Zuam7517/
Zbam752/
Zvam751/
Zwań751/
Zwane67128,139/
Zwain674,656/
Zwaan674,543/
Tswam67236/
Rzwan6760/
Zwean6710/
Cwaim678/
Zwann677/
Zhwan674/
Zuame672/
Chwam672/
Zwand671/
Zwant671/
Zwhan671/
Zvaum671/
Jzwan671/
Zwuan671/
Zwanc671/

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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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  • 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 Zwam
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