Zwiers Surname

111,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zwiers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwiers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,2181:5,248547
United States5451:665,06253,113
Canada1851:199,16519,489
Australia611:442,55234,724
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
England61:9,286,343223,652
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Zwiers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwiers occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zwiers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwiers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 111,355th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,747,194 people. Zwiers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Zwiers reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,218 people, or 1 in 5,248. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Drenthe, where 24 percent live, Overijssel, where 23 percent live and North Holland, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Zwiers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zwiers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zwiers surname expanded 4,192 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zwiers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zwiers surname are 38.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zwiers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 134.15% more than the national average, earning R 556,428 per year; in United States they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $50,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwiersz9235/
Zwirs91202/
Zwers9144/
Zwijgers86248/
Zwiersch8635/
Zweers833,074/
Swiers83927/
Zwyers8328/
Zwirsh838/
Zweirs832/
Zuiers831/
Zwiersche802/
Swiersz7776/
Swieers771/
Zwersch771/
Swuiers770/
Shwiers770/
Zvers7376/
Jwers730/
Schwiers71391/
Swijgers7115/
Swiersch716/
Swyers671,464/
Zwerch6715/
Zuirsh671/
Zweersová671/
Cuiers670/
Zwirze670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zwiers
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