Bouvy Surname

202,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bouvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium9321:12,3351,843
France6011:110,52016,512
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Netherlands1481:114,10318,152
Luxembourg1231:4,720666
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Bouvy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bouvy occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouvy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 202,789th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,549,706 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Bouvy live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Bouvy is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 932 people, or 1 in 12,335. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 84 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 13 percent live and Flemish Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Belgium Bouvy exists in 18 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Bouvy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bouvy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bouvy surname increased 2,557 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bouvy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bouvy last name are 30.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Bouvy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.28% more than the national average, earning $51,466 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouvay9157/
Bouvey914/
Bovy892,951/
Buvy892/
Bovey802,644/
Bovay801,169/
Bouby80898/
Bouve80580/
Bosvy80182/
Bauvy80164/
Bouva80130/
Bovoy8040/
Bouvé8035/
Bouwy8020/
Boovy8017/
Bouvi8010/
Buvay806/
Buvoy804/
Boevy801/
Boviy801/
Bovys801/
Buvey801/
Bobuy801/
Bhovy801/
Bouvet7316,383/
Bouwey73528/
Boubey73296/
Bousby73251/
Bouway73244/
Beauvy73213/
Bovych73161/
Boevoy73107/
Buivys7380/
Boubay7370/
Bouvis7358/
Bouver7345/
Bouvez7318/
Bosvay7317/
Bhovay7316/
Boyvey7313/
Boevey739/
Buivyd739/
Bauvey737/
Bhuviy737/
Bhouve736/
Bouybe736/
Boovey735/
Bouvea734/
Buivyt734/
Bayovy733/
Bouvee732/
Buvgey731/
Botvey731/
Bouvaa731/
Bouvit731/
Bouvai731/
Bobuoy731/
Botvay731/
Bouvhi731/
Bouevi731/
Bovyts731/
Boevay730/
Bushvy730/
Boviey730/
Buivey730/
Bove6722,806/
Boby6717,890/
Bovi676,969/
Buva675,620/
Boubaya671,623/
Bové67390/
Bouvais67282/
Buve67255/
Buby67121/
Buvi67102/
Buvé6787/
Boevaya6783/
Botvych6733/
Bouvett6730/
Bavy6722/
Bowy6721/
Buivych6718/
Bhuvaya678/
Buivydt677/
Bojivay676/
Bhauvay676/
Boivych676/
Bouyebe675/
Bousbay674/
Bovè674/
Bouvher672/
Bouyoue672/
Boonpuy672/
Boubeyt671/
Bouveis671/
Bouvich671/
Vouvhay671/
Bouwhay671/
Bochuay671/
Bouvest671/
Bojaviy671/
Buivydė671/
Buivytė671/
Buvê671/
Boví671/
Bouyabe671/
Bouybez671/
Bouyebi671/
Bhoubey671/
Huabouy671/
Uovy671/
Wovy671/
Babouyi671/
Buitvyd671/
Bouvois670/
Bouveer670/
Bouthby670/

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