Bouviere Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Benin

Bouviere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouviere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Bouvière (2) are calculated separately.

Bouviere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bouviere is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Bouvière. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouviere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Bouviere occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Bouviere are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Bouviere is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 90 percent are found and Ceará, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Benin, where 6 percent are found.

Bouviere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bouviere has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bouviere last name decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouvière962/
Bouvier9336,590/
Boviere936/
Bouvire932/
Buviere931/
Beuviere8865/
Bouvaere8818/
Bouvieir882/
Vouviere881/
Bouviier881/
Bouvierr881/
Bouvietr881/
Bouvaire880/
Bovier861,276/
Buvier8618/
Beauviere826/
Baviere80463/
Beuvier80139/
Bovieri8097/
Bobiere8045/
Boveire8043/
Bovaere8038/
Bouvyer8032/
Boubier808/
Bouviér802/
Bubiere801/
Bohuier801/
Bovière801/
Bohvier800/
Bauvier800/
Bovaire800/
Boovier800/
Bouvjer800/
Vouvier800/
Bouvierová781/
Beauvier7587/
Boveiree757/
Boubaire754/
Boubieri753/
Bouvaree753/
Beauvire752/
Bouvarre751/
Bavierre751/
Voviyere751/
Bouhvare750/
Bauvaire750/
Boivaire750/
Bobier715,191/
Bavier71798/
Bubier71490/
Bowier71432/
Bovyer7153/
Bompieyre7139/
Buvyer7128/
Bompierre7122/
Bonpierre7113/
Bovare7112/
Bavire7111/
Beauvière719/
Buvare712/
Buwire712/
Buviri711/
Baviera671,937/
Bhovare671,399/
Bavieri67470/
Baivier67383/
Boobier67203/
Bowaire6795/
Bojvare6778/
Baubier6759/
Boivare6745/
Bavière6739/
Bovaree6735/
Buboire6728/
Bovaira6726/
Bubaire6718/
Boveiri6714/
Bavireh6713/
Bhuvare6710/
Buhwire6710/
Buwoire6710/
Boiware677/
Bouware676/
Boyvare676/
Baboure676/
Bovhare675/
Bavirei674/
Bavoure672/
Bhavire672/
Buweire672/
Babuire672/
Boveiry672/
Bobière671/
Bubeare671/
Beevier671/
Bavieer671/
Beubier671/
Babiere671/
Bobiére671/
Bowoure671/
Baviire671/
Bawoire671/
Bawoure671/
Bovairi671/
Baevier670/

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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 Bouviere
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