Zweyer Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Zweyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zweyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Zweyer Last Name Facts

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

Zweyer is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zweyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zweyer is the 2,746,821st most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Zweyer is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Zweyer are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Zweyer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,367,808. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 71 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 4 percent reside.

Zweyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zweyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zweyer surname expanded 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zweyer Last Name Statistics demography

Zweyer earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwyer91275/
Zweier83319/
Zwayer83222/
Zwoyer8365/
Sweyer8356/
Zweyre833/
Zwheer831/
Szwejer7726/
Szwoyer778/
Zwheerh772/
Shweyer771/
Zweir7337/
Zwaer7330/
Schweyer711,515/
Szwajeer711/
Swoyer67924/
Schweyher67103/
Swayer67103/
Cueyer6731/
Sweier6725/
Shweer6717/
Swhyer673/
Szwier673/
Zwaier672/
Zvayer671/
Zbayer671/
Sweyar671/
Swyerr671/
Sweyre671/
Zveyerova671/
Dswyer670/
Sswyer670/
Shwyer670/

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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 Zweyer
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