Zwick Surname

50,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zwick Surname Definition:

(German) One who dwelt on a wedge-shaped piece of land; one who dealt in nails; descendant of Cvik (crafty man).

Zwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,9831:16,1562,129
United States3,4151:106,13711,649
Switzerland2571:31,9574,743
Austria2101:40,5506,514
Hungary2091:46,9685,013
Brazil2031:1,054,55337,070
Canada1791:205,84120,025
France1541:431,31662,491
Israel1441:59,4287,587
Italy1191:513,92251,455
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
England211:2,653,24194,788
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Norway101:514,22941,629
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Zwick (14) may also be a first name.

Zwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who dwelt on a wedge-shaped piece of land; one who dealt in nails; descendant of Cvik (crafty man).

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

Zwick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zwick (Arabic: زويك) is most common in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwick? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zwick is the 50,471st most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 717,066 people. The last name Zwick occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Zwick live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,983 people, or 1 in 16,156. In Germany Zwick is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 25 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Zwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zwick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zwick surname increased 1,313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zwick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zwick last name are 17.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zwick earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning 322,121 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.52% more than the national average, earning R 333,936 per year; in United States they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning $47,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwicke91340/
Zwickh914/
Czwick913/
Zwicks912/
Zwieck911/
Zswick911/
Zweick911/
Zwik8993/
Zwic891/
Zweck801,239/
Zbick8059/
Zuick8052/
Dzwik8042/
Zvick8014/
Czwik8014/
Zwaik808/
Zwiek804/
Zweik802/
Zwisk801/
Zjwic801/
Zwizk801/
Zwike800/
Zwicková7713/
Zwickova772/
Chwick7328/
Czvick7310/
Zwitke731/
Zwecke730/
Cwik672,110/
Ćwik6755/
Zvik6730/
Zvic6724/
Zuik6722/
Sczweck6713/
Zwig6710/
Zwek676/
Zwyk674/
Zwiq672/
Chweick672/
Zwittke672/
Zwjk671/
Cwic671/

Zwick Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zwick in the Arabic language
زويكzwyk-

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