Zwies Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Zwies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Zwies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zwies is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwies? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zwies is the 2,203,767th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Zwies is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Zwies reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany Zwies is most prevalent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 72 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Zwies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zwies last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Zwies earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 82.28% more than the national average, earning $78,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwiest915/
Zwes892/
Zwis891/
Swies80223/
Zwied80217/
Zwets80187/
Zbies8037/
Zwiez8026/
Zwish806/
Zwiea805/
Zwiee801/
Zwiet801/
Zwese801/
Zwees800/
Zwietsch771/
Zwierz732,040/
Swiess73283/
Zwiech73247/
Swiesz7333/
Zwijas7326/
Zweije7319/
Zwietz7313/
Zbiesz731/
Zwiecz731/
Szwieć731/
Dzwisz731/
Zwesch731/
Zwiepp731/
Swhies730/
Zwetsch67794/
Zuis6774/
Zves6763/
Schwies6757/
Zwez6756/
Zues679/
Zuie675/
Zwestch672/
Zbie672/
Zwetshe671/
Zwge671/
Swiescz671/
Zwwierz671/
Zweushe671/
Zwiz671/

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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 Zwies
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