Zweig Surname

155,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Zweig Surname Definition:

(German) Branch (of a plant).

Zweig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0841:173,92517,491
Germany2801:287,51929,928
Canada1711:215,47120,813
Israel1481:57,8227,414
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
France41:16,605,680368,153
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Zweig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Branch (of a plant).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zweig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zweig is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Zweig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zweig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 155,324th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,582,405 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Zweig reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Zweig is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,084 people, or 1 in 173,925. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Zweig occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Zweig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zweig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,484 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zweig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zweig surname are 38.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zweig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning R 233,472 per year; in United States they earn 32.13% more than the national average, earning $57,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.46% more than the national average, earning $74,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zweigh911/
Zwig8910/
Zweg892/
Zwieg80785/
Zwaig8090/
Dzwig8041/
Zweik802/
Zueig802/
Zwejg801/
Cweig800/
Zweick731/
Zwik6793/
Zwek676/
Zueg673/
Zwiq672/
Zweq671/
Cwig671/
Zwic671/

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