Zwart Surname

50,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zwart Surname Definition:

“Black” in Dutch. Not to be confused with Zwaard (q.v.).

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Zwart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,2291:2,336157
United States1,6331:221,95921,503
South Africa4481:120,93214,342
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Australia1691:159,73816,670
New Zealand1581:28,6605,005
England1001:557,18134,216
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Belgium401:287,41633,962
France361:1,845,076161,051
Ecuador321:497,05810,858
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Norway221:233,74025,571
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Wales151:206,30213,003
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Zwart (12) may also be a first name.

Zwart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Black” in Dutch. Not to be confused with Zwaard (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

See Swart.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch/Flemish), Black. Zwartjes, dim. of Zwart.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Zwart means 'black' in Dutch.

- jeroen.z_12

Zwart Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwart has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwart? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zwart is the 50,019th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 709,526 people. The last name Zwart is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Zwart reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Zwart is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 7,229 people, or 1 in 2,336. In The Netherlands Zwart is mostly found in: North Holland, where 34 percent live, South Holland, where 15 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Zwart occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Zwart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zwart has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,187 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 909 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zwart Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zwart are 28.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Zwart earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.88% more than the national average, earning 542,916 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 126.17% more than the national average, earning R 537,468 per year; in United States they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning $50,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.23% more than the national average, earning $54,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwarts912,321/
Zwartz91225/
Zwaart9129/
Zwarte9123/
Zwgart915/
Zwaarts838/
Zuart80462/
Zvart804/
Zbart802/
Zwert802/
Zwort801/
Cwart800/
Zwaard73373/
Zuarth73222/
Zhvart7323/
Zworth7316/
Zvarte7312/
Zuarts7311/
Zvarts733/
Zuarte733/
Zwarcz732/
Zuartz731/
Zsuart731/
Czward730/
Zuareth677/

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