Zweers Surname

144,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zweers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zweers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4971:6,763764
Germany3591:224,24925,098
Suriname511:10,8362,716
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Latvia171:120,59117,235
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Zweers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zweers is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zweers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,532nd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,370,705 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Zweers live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,497 people, or 1 in 6,763. In The Netherlands Zweers is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 40 percent are found, Overijssel, where 23 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands Zweers is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Suriname, where 2 percent are found.

Zweers Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Zweers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.4% more than the national average, earning R 542,772 per year; in United States they earn 41.01% more than the national average, earning $60,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.31% more than the national average, earning $67,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwers9144/
Zwiers834,171/
Zweirs832/
Zweersová801/
Zwiersz7735/
Zwersch771/
Chweers771/
Zwirs73202/
Zvers7376/
Jwers730/
Zwiersch7135/
Zwerch6715/
Zwirsh678/
Juers55529/
Suers55146/
Cuers5519/
Zvērs551/
Zuhars5068/
Juerss5024/
Juehrs5012/
Sverst501/
Zvyrst501/
Zuirsh501/
Zuerch501/
Sversh501/
Suersh501/
Chvers501/
Zwirze500/

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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 Zweers
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