Zwicky Surname

243,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Zwicky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwicky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,0251:8,0131,296
United States4531:800,13061,707
Denmark511:110,68110,317
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Liechtenstein71:5,483742
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
England51:11,143,612252,590
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Zwicky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwicky occurs most in Switzerland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwicky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 243,551st most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,451,769 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Zwicky live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Zwicky is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,025 people, or 1 in 8,013. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 38 percent reside, Canton of Glarus, where 12 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 6 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Denmark, where 3 percent reside.

Zwicky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zwicky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zwicky last name grew 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zwicky Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zwicky surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwickey92197/
Zwickay921/
Zwiky910/
Zwickeyz861/
Zwicke83340/
Zwicki83130/
Zwycky831/
Zwieky831/
Zweiky831/
Cwicky830/
Zwikey830/
Zwickis7714/
Zwoisky771/
Z'Weiky771/
Zwickie770/
Zwica736/
Zwike730/
Dzwiecki713/
Zwiccker711/
Zwiker6794/
Zbicki6725/
Zweiki6710/
Svicky674/
Drzwiecki671/
Zwitke671/
Zwieke671/
Cwicke671/
Zwaiki671/
Zwecke670/
Cwicki670/

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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
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  • 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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