Zwissig Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zwissig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zwissig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Zwissig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zwissig occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zwissig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Zwissig live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Zwissig is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 164,258. In Switzerland Zwissig is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Valais, where 42 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 24 percent are found and Canton of Vaud, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Mozambique, where 1 percent are found.

Zwissig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zwissig surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Zwissig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zweissig931/
Zwyssig86913/
Zweisig860/
Zwiesigk802/
Zwysig7718/
Zwizig771/
Zwesig770/
Zweizig71176/
Szwesig7111/
Zweißig711/
Szweizig6712/
Szwiesik671/

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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 Zwissig
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