Zwiersen Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zwiersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwiersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Australia271:999,84158,390

Zwiersen Last Name Facts

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

Zwiersen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwiersen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Zwiersen live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Zwiersen is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 527,724. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 53 percent live, Gelderland, where 44 percent live and Limburg, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 46 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwiercan75324/
Zwheerhseen741/
Zwierzyna71188/
Zwierzina7189/
Zwheerhsn711/
Zwerschina6786/
Suersen6724/
Cwirzen6714/
Zveršen672/
Sversen671/
Cwerson671/

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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 Zwiersen
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