Bouwens Surname

123,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bouwens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouwens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,3011:7,339871
United States7641:474,42340,290
Belgium4801:23,9513,779
Australia311:870,82953,581
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
France251:2,656,909193,074
England131:4,286,005132,302
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Bouwens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bouwens is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouwens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 123,490th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,971,205 people. The surname Bouwens is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Bouwens live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,301 people, or 1 in 7,339. In The Netherlands Bouwens is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 28 percent live, Limburg, where 21 percent live and South Holland, where 17 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.

Bouwens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bouwens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bouwens surname grew 7,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bouwens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bouwens last name are 35.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.11% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bouwens earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 18.56% more than the national average, earning 410,310 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $49,874 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwense93210/
Bowens9210,938/
Buwens921/
Bouwensch884/
Bauwens8610,051/
Buuwens861/
Boubens861/
Boweens861/
Bowwens861/
Boewens861/
Bowenss861/
Bowns83995/
Beauwens8028/
Bowins77346/
Bobens779/
Bawens777/
Bubens772/
Buwenje71687/
Biewens711/
Vauwens711/
Bahwens711/
Buwenche671/
Bawns671/
Vowns671/
Bownz670/
Bobins6231/
Bubins6223/
Bobenz628/
Babens622/
Beavns621/
Beavens57188/
Bawenze571/
Baiwems571/
Beivens571/
Boyuince5317/
Babensch531/
Babns501/
Vawns500/
Bavns500/

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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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  • 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 Bouwens
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