Zwicker Surname

79,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Zwicker Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Zwickau, a city and district in Saxony; one who made and sold nails; descendant of Swidiger (strong, spear).

Zwicker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,8151:20,3012,809
Germany1,7011:47,3286,200
United States1,5891:228,10522,022
Switzerland3981:20,6353,311
Brazil3751:570,86521,315
Austria1221:69,79910,688
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Israel261:329,14027,831
Czechia231:462,32550,029
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
France131:5,109,440259,941
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Zwicker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Zwickau, a city and district in Saxony; one who made and sold nails; descendant of Swidiger (strong, spear).

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

Zwicker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zwicker occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwicker? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 79,280th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,184,004 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Zwicker live; 52 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Zwicker is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 1,815 people, or 1 in 20,301. In Canada Zwicker is most prevalent in: Nova Scotia, where 55 percent reside, Ontario, where 21 percent reside and Alberta, where 9 percent reside. Beside Canada this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 26 percent reside.

Zwicker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zwicker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zwicker last name grew 1,589 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zwicker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zwicker last name are 11.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zwicker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.92% less than the national average, earning R 59,592 per year; in United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $44,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwickert93407/
Zwiccker931/
Zwiker9294/
Zwecker86416/
Zwikker86357/
Zuicker8647/
Zvicker8616/
Zwicher867/
Zwizker863/
Zweiker861/
Zwickerová8225/
Zwickerova821/
Zwaicher801/
Zvicer77335/
Zuiker77326/
Zuicer7715/
Zweker771/
Cwiker770/
Zwecher7132/
Zuecker7120/
Cvicker7110/
Zuicher718/
Zweaker711/
Zvicher711/
Zueckert675/
Czvikker674/
Scweiker671/

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