Zwijgers Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zwijgers Surname User-submission:

The surname Zwijgers means 'silenter' in Dutch.

Zwijgers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Zwijgers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Zwijgers means 'silenter' in Dutch.

- Josh Telwyn

Zwijgers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwijgers is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwijgers? popularity and diffusion

Zwijgers is the 1,020,242nd most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Zwijgers are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 69,495. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 51 percent are found, North Brabant, where 34 percent are found and Utrecht, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwiegers88238/
Swijgers8815/
Zwiers864,171/
Zwegers80225/
Zwiersz8035/
Zwygers8024/
Swigers804/
Swiegers751,755/
Swiggers75349/
Zweegers75174/
Zwiersch7535/
Sweigers751/
Zwyers7128/
Zwiersche712/
Zweirs712/
Zuiers711/
Schwiegers6722/
Swygers671/
Suigers670/
Schweigers670/
Sweegers63258/
Shvigers6333/
Sweygers633/
Schuijers59152/
Cuiers570/
Sveicers5028/
Sweezers501/

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