Zygmunt Surname

45,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zygmunt Surname User-submission:

This is a Polish surname, denoting a descendant of Zygmunt. It is the Polish form of the ancient German and Scandinavian name Si(e)gmund ['protective conqueror'; derived from the words sigi, meaning 'victory', and munt, 'protect'].

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Zygmunt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9,5871:3,965419
United States9701:373,66933,094
France2391:277,91942,706
Canada1301:283,42826,469
England871:640,43737,483
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Australia431:627,80744,139
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Norway161:321,39331,311
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Zygmunt (13,050) may also be a first name.

Zygmunt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Polish surname, denoting a descendant of Zygmunt. It is the Polish form of the ancient German and Scandinavian name Si(e)gmund ['protective conqueror'; derived from the words sigi, meaning 'victory', and munt, 'protect'].

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Zygmunt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zygmunt (Russian: Зыгмунт) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zygmunt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,933rd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 645,716 people. The surname Zygmunt occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Zygmunt reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Zygmunt is also the 51,153rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 13,050 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 9,587 people, or 1 in 3,965. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Zygmunt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Zygmunt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zygmunt last name rose 24,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zygmunt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zygmunt surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zygmunt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.35% less than the national average, earning 244,491 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $54,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zygmundt9311/
Zygmuntt931/
Zygmount931/
Zygmun9218/
Zygmont86576/
Zygmund86411/
Zigmunt8685/
Zygmung862/
Zygmune861/
Zygmumt861/
Sygmunt861/
Zygmuntová821/
Zhigmunt806/
Zigmunts801/
Zigmunte801/
Zigmount801/
Ziegmunt801/
Zygmon777/
Zigmun775/
Zigmund71769/
Zigmont71289/
Zygmond7161/
Sigmunt7120/
Zygmundová7118/
Zigmumt712/
Sygmund711/
Sigmundt6750/
Zhigmont6727/
Ziegmont6726/
Zigmunds6714/
Siegmunt6710/
Szigmund674/
Ziegmund671/
Zeghmoun671/
Sigemunt670/
Seigmunt670/

Zygmunt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zygmunt in the Russian language
Зыгмунтzygmunt-

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