Zwer Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1141:706,18853,880
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Zwér (1) are calculated separately.

Zwer (22) may also be a first name.

Zwer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zwer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Zwér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwer? popularity and diffusion

Zwer is the 1,108,016th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Zwer live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. Zwer is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 22 people.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 46 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Germany Zwer occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Zwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zwer surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Zwer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $37,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwér921/
Zwier891,199/
Zweir8937/
Zweer8915/
Zwehr898/
Zwert892/
Zwerd891/
Zwere891/
Hzwer891/
Zwger891/
Czwer890/
Zwierz802,040/
Zweere8056/
Zweyre803/
Dzwere801/
Zwheer801/
Zver754,898/
Zwir75114/
Cwer7529/
Zuer7522/
Zber758/
Zwheerh732/
Zwwierz731/
Zouer6712,287/
Dzwir67208/
Zwior67118/
Zwirz6784/
Zbeer6742/
Tswer6728/
Zbeir6711/
Zuehr6711/
Zvier6710/
Dzuer679/
Z'Ber677/
Zwire676/
Dzver676/
Zveir673/
Zvere673/
Zhuer672/
Zbear672/
Hzber671/
Czber671/
Zwair671/
Djwer671/
Zuere671/
Zwirt671/
Zverz671/
Xzuer671/

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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
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  • 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 Zwer
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