Zwar Surname

278,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Zwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7081:38,1304,958
Pakistan3241:551,3709,097
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Iran681:1,129,15549,899
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Zwar (8,586) may also be a first name.

Zwar Last Name Facts

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

Zwar is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zwar is the 278,072nd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,235,306 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Zwar reside; 51 percent reside in Australasia and 51 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Zwar is also the 67,861st most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 8,586 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 708 people, or 1 in 38,130. In Australia it is most frequent in: South Australia, where 49 percent reside, Victoria, where 35 percent reside and New South Wales, where 13 percent reside. Besides Australia it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Zwar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zwar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zwar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zwar surname are 27.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zwar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $47,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $47,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwahr89634/
Dzwar8954/
Czwar898/
Zwhar892/
Zwarz892/
Zwarr892/
Zwaar892/
Zwwar891/
Jzwar891/
Zwair891/
Zwaard80373/
Zwaart8029/
Zwahre802/
Zwahrh801/
Zwaire801/
Czward800/
Zbar754,968/
Zuar75144/
Zvar7531/
Cwar7524/
Zwor751/
Zbair671,563/
Zuart67462/
Zbayr67204/
Zweir6737/
Tswar6733/
Zuare6718/
Dzuar6712/
Zvare6712/
Czwor677/
Jwarh676/
Zvart674/
Zbarh674/
Zbear672/
Chwar672/
Scwar671/
Zwort671/
Zvard671/
Zuahr670/

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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 Zwar
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