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 Male Bouwer Height
177.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bouwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouwer occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouwer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 38,504th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 533,613 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 held first name throughout the world, borne by 57 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 11,278 people, or 1 in 4,804. In South Africa Bouwer is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Bouwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bouwer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bouwer last name grew 3,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bouwer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bouwer last name are 25.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.88% being registered to vote for 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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