Zwan Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Zwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3281:51,4858,839
Brazil1831:1,169,80540,589
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Pakistan591:3,027,86224,468
Afghanistan331:974,3399,366
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Zwań (1) & Żwan (1) are calculated separately.

Zwan (908) may also be a first name.

Zwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zwan is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Zwań or Żwan. Click here for other potential spellings of Zwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 424,982nd most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,952,759 people. Zwan is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Zwan live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Zwan is also the 269,226th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 908 people.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 51,485. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 53 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and Gelderland, where 6 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Zwan exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Zwan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zwan last name are 27.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.95% registered to vote for the political party.

Zwan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwań921/
Żwan921/
Zwane89128,139/
Zwain894,656/
Zwaan894,543/
Rzwan8960/
Czwan8912/
Zwean8910/
Zwann897/
Zhwan894/
Zwhan891/
Jzwan891/
Zwanc891/
Zwuan891/
Zwand891/
Zwant891/
Zwayne8026/
Zwaane805/
Dzwane802/
Zwwane801/
Rzwanh801/
Zwanne801/
Shzwan801/
Zwandt800/
Zuan75375/
Zban75145/
Zvan7580/
Zwam7543/
Zwon7526/
Cwan7517/
Zwaitin7310/
Zwaahan734/
D'Zwaan731/
Zwahien731/
Zhuan67472/
Zwein67262/
Chwan67227/
Zhban6780/
Zuane6768/
Zhvan6762/
Zbanh6742/
Tswan6729/
Zuang6724/
Zvane6720/
Dzuan6711/
Zbanț6710/
Zvang677/
Zwaam672/
Czban672/
Cwhan672/
Zbain672/
Dzwon672/
Tzuan672/
Dzban671/
Zwone671/
Dswan671/
Cwean671/
Jwhan671/
Cwain671/
Zbayn671/
Zuand670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zwan
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