Zwirlein Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Zwirlein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwirlein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2011:400,52536,990
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Austria91:946,15970,786
Scotland81:669,22723,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Zwirlein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwirlein is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zwirlein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwirlein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 763,307th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Zwirlein reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 400,525. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 71 percent live, Hamburg, where 12 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Zwirlein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zwirlein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zwirlein surname increased 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zwirlein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zwirlein last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the party.

Zwirlein earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zwierlein94221/
Zweirlein941/
Zwerlein8883/
Swierlein821/
Swirlen800/
Zuerlein75276/
Swerlein7567/
Zverlein754/
Swirline750/
Swerline6348/
Zuerlien631/
Swerlien631/
Swairland590/
Schuerlein5664/
Suirlan5317/
Zverlynh506/
Juerline501/
Suerline500/

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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 Zwirlein
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