Zwijsen Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Zwijsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwijsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2441:69,21011,804
Belgium1381:83,30913,076
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Zwijsen Last Name Facts

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

Zwijsen occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwijsen? popularity and diffusion

Zwijsen is the 741,235th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name Zwijsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Zwijsen reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 69,210. In The Netherlands Zwijsen is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 36 percent are found, Utrecht, where 23 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwijssen933/
Swijsen86320/
Zwijzen8610/
Cwijsen861/
Zuisen7756/
Zwysen7739/
Swisen770/
Zwjn732/
Zwiezen7139/
Zwisohn7112/
Zwiezyn717/
Zwaigen716/
Zwishon715/
Switsen712/
Swissen712/
Swijzen712/
Zwahien711/
Swishen710/
Swizsen710/
Zwain674,656/
Zwine67307/
Zwein67262/
Zwene6732/
Zwean6710/
Zwenh674/
Zwiezzen671/

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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
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  • 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 Zwijsen
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