Zweigler Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zweigler Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller on the side road, or branch of the stream.

Zweigler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1201:670,87952,024
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Zweigler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller on the side road, or branch of the stream.

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

Zweigler Last Name Facts

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

Zweigler occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zweigler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zweigler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,380,086th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. Zweigler occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Zweigler are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 670,879. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 50 percent are found, Hesse, where 14 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Zweigler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zweigler surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Zweigler earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,036 USD per year.

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