Blouw Surname

168,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Blouw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blouw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1641:25,0363,192
Netherlands1491:113,33718,073
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Canada431:856,87466,382
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Blouw Last Name Facts

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

Blouw is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blouw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 168,472nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,841,149 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Blouw are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,164 people, or 1 in 25,036. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent reside, Western Cape, where 28 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Other than South Africa Blouw occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Blouw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blouw surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Blouw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.39% less than the national average, earning R 117,900 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning $39,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.62% more than the national average, earning $64,401 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blouws91153/
Blouwe9128/
Blow897,421/
Bluw893/
Blauw802,125/
Blowe801,067/
Blowa8096/
Bloew8037/
Blovw804/
Bluwe804/
Bûlow802/
Bloww802/
Bleuw801/
Blouf801/
Blowf801/
Bllow800/
Billow739,781/
Bellow731,946/
Blauwe7324/
Blauws737/
Büllow733/
Belluw731/
Bloufe731/
Bleauw731/
Blob6794/
Blaw6781/
Bellowe6759/
Baellow6733/
Blov6720/
Billgow679/
Bellouf673/
Blub673/
Blof672/
Bellowa672/
Bellowf672/
Bluf672/
Billiuw671/
Blôw671/
Blouffe671/
Billlow671/
Buellow671/
Vluw671/
Billhow670/

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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 Blouw
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