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Where Does The Last Name Bouwer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bouwer is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouwer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 38,504^th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 533,613 people. The surname Bouwer occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Bouwer are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380^th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 57 people.

Bouwer is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 11,278 people, or 1 in 4,804. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Bouwer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bouwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bouwer last name rose 3,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bouwer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Bouwer surname are 25.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.88% being registered with the party.

The amount Bouwer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.29% less than the national average, earning 213,550 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.92% more than the national average, earning R 401,412 per year; in United States they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning $52,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $51,726 CAD per year.