Zürrer Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Zürrer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zürrer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4881:16,8302,766
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Zurrer (66) are calculated separately.

Zürrer Last Name Facts

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

Zürrer occurs most in Switzerland. It may also occur as: Zurrer. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zürrer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 615,220th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The last name Zürrer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zürrer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 16,830. In Switzerland Zürrer is most prevalent in: Canton of Zürich, where 63 percent live, Canton of Schwyz, where 9 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent live. Beside Switzerland it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zurrer9466/
Zorrer83180/
Zürger8327/
Züre801/
Zuerrer7718/
Zoorrer771/
Sürer738,452/
Zorer731,661/
Zurre7335/
Zurer7334/
Zürey736/
Schürrer71249/
Currer67363/
Surrer6795/
Zorzer6785/
Szirer6762/
Zurier6745/
Sührer6742/
Sorrer6717/
Zoorer6712/
Zurger6712/
Zurreh677/
Zhurer677/
Szorer675/
Zuerer671/
Zorerh671/
Sürger671/
Zűrrerová671/
Zürgeh671/
Zurere671/
Zuhrer671/
Zurzer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zürrer
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