Baudouin Surname

45,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Baudouin Surname User-submission:

Baudouin is a patronymic French surname meaning 'descendant of Baudouin (bold friend).' It comes from the Latin given name 'Balduinus' which was inherited from the Germanic languages. It has remained common as a surname due to the name's popularity in France since the Middle Ages.

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Baudouin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,5511:6,955593
Chad6741:20,1662,465
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Belgium2481:46,3577,529
Canada571:646,41452,764
Portugal571:182,7767,697
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
England361:1,547,72466,012
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Haiti111:971,26411,594
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Baudouin (47,422) may also be a first name.

Baudouin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Baudouin is a patronymic French surname meaning 'descendant of Baudouin (bold friend).' It comes from the Latin given name 'Balduinus' which was inherited from the Germanic languages. It has remained common as a surname due to the name's popularity in France since the Middle Ages.

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Baudouin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baudouin is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baudouin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 45,121st most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 633,589 people. The surname Baudouin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Baudouin reside; 85 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 19,328th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 47,422 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 9,551 people, or 1 in 6,955. In France Baudouin is primarily found in: Pays de la Loire, where 19 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found. Apart from France it occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Baudouin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Baudouin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Baudouin surname expanded 4,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Baudouin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Baudouin are 36.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Baudouin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 280.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 73,742 per year; in United States they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning $47,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.41% more than the national average, earning $57,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baudouine9420/
Badouin93268/
Boudouin88196/
Bauduoin888/
Bauduhin887/
Beadouin882/
Baudauin882/
Baudouim881/
Baudoein881/
Boudouine823/
Boudouina821/
Bodouin80483/
Buduein801/
Beaudoen7520/
Beaduoin752/
Boudohin751/
Budoen7115/
Buduén712/
Badahin67182/
Badieyn671/
Badaein671/
Badieen671/

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