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 last name Zwer is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Zwér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,108,016th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 706,188. In Germany Zwer is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 46 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent reside. Not including Germany Zwer occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Zwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zwer last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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