Zwicky Surname
Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname
Zwicky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1,025 | 1:8,013 | 1,296 |
| United States | 453 | 1:800,130 | 61,707 |
| Denmark | 51 | 1:110,681 | 10,317 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 1:5,483 | 742 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
Zwicky Demographics
Average Zwicky Salary in
United States
$46,505 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zwicky Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zwicky Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zwicky occurs most in Switzerland. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zwicky click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zwicky? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 243,551st most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,451,769 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Zwicky are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Zwicky is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,025 people, or 1 in 8,013. In Switzerland Zwicky is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 38 percent are found, Canton of Glarus, where 12 percent are found and Canton of St Gallen, where 6 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.
Zwicky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zwicky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zwicky last name grew 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zwicky Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zwicky last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zwicky earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning 305,902 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning R 216,996 per year; in United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning $54,229 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zwickey | 92 | 197 | / |
| Zwickay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zwiky | 91 | 0 | / |
| Zwickeyz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zwicke | 83 | 340 | / |
| Zwicki | 83 | 130 | / |
| Zwycky | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zwieky | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zweiky | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cwicky | 83 | 0 | / |
| Zwikey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Zwickis | 77 | 14 | / |
| Zwoisky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Z'Weiky | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zwickie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zwica | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zwike | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dzwiecki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zwiccker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zwiker | 67 | 94 | / |
| Zbicki | 67 | 25 | / |
| Zweiki | 67 | 10 | / |
| Svicky | 67 | 4 | / |
| Drzwiecki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwitke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwieke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwicke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwaiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zwecke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cwicki | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zwicky
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