Bouwer Surname
Approximately 13,657 people bear this surname
Bouwer Surname Definition:
“Peasant” in Old Dutch. Compare “Boer”.
Bouwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 11,278 | 1:4,804 | 613 |
| Netherlands | 1,156 | 1:14,608 | 2,191 |
| United States | 302 | 1:1,200,195 | 85,425 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Germany | 169 | 1:476,364 | 41,414 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Namibia | 38 | 1:63,405 | 7,039 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Bouwer (57) may also be a first name.
Bouwer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Peasant” in Old Dutch. Compare “Boer”.
Bouwer Demographics
Average Bouwer Salary in
United States
$52,491 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bouwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bouwer is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouwer? popularity and diffusion
Bouwer is the 38,504th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 533,613 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Bouwer live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name globally, held by 57 people.
The last name Bouwer is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 11,278 people, or 1 in 4,804. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside and Western Cape, where 13 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Bouwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bouwer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bouwer surname expanded 3,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bouwer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bouwer last name are 25.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.88% being registered with the political 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.
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