Berghouwer Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Berghouwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berghouwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Berghouwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berghouwer is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berghouwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Berghouwer is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Berghouwer live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Berghouwer is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 544,748. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 94 percent reside, North Brabant, where 3 percent reside and South Holland, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands Berghouwer is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Mexico, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berghower950/
Berghuber84279/
Berghasuer801/
Vergouwe78413/
Bergover78259/
Verghauwe741/
Vergowe7132/
Bergowy711/
Bergaver672/
Bergovecz6326/
Bergowist631/
Bergawa5918/
Birguwa591/
Bergawi591/
Berghabi56308/
Bergovoy5666/
Bergoboy567/
Bergovich539/
Bergovist536/
Bergeyova533/
Bergawist532/
Bergguvist501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Berghouwer
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