Bouwer Surname

38,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bouwer Surname Definition:

“Peasant” in Old Dutch. Compare “Boer”.

Bouwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,2781:4,804613
Netherlands1,1561:14,6082,191
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Germany1691:476,36441,414
England1461:381,63126,761
Australia921:293,43225,879
Canada421:877,27667,671
Namibia381:63,4057,039
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Suriname191:29,0855,642
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Wales41:773,63329,106
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

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”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouweir928/
Bouwert927/
Bower9146,274/
Buwer913/
Bouwheer86107/
Bouchwer862/
Bowier83432/
Beuwer83129/
Boewer83116/
Bouber8391/
Bouver8345/
Boywer8331/
Boyuer8329/
Buwert8328/
Bhower8320/
Bauwer8317/
Baouer8311/
Buwere8310/
Boswer836/
Bowwer834/
Bowerr833/
Bowerz832/
Bowere832/
Bowger831/
Bowesr831/
Buewer831/
Bowetr831/
Boower831/
Vouwer831/
Bowuer831/
Bowher830/
Boweir830/
Boweer830/
Boeuer830/
Bohwer830/
Bohuer830/
Bouveur77309/
Bouvere7755/
Bosweir7713/
Buswere7713/
Bouswir7711/
Bhoweer778/
Bowerdt776/
Bouvert773/
Boubher772/
Bouvher772/
Buweire772/
Bhoewer771/
Bothuer771/
D'Bower771/
Baouere771/
Bouveer770/
Bochuer770/
Bohuert770/
Boweher770/
Bober7318,642/
Bover732,329/
Buber73992/
Bawer73345/
Bowre7314/
Buver738/
Bouverre7119/
Bushouer718/
Boisuert716/
Bousvert712/
Bowerová711/
Bathouer711/
Bashouer711/
Bousvere711/
Bushwere711/
Bouvierr711/
Bossuere711/
Bachouer710/
Biewer671,511/
Bovier671,276/
Boever67657/
Boubir67516/
Bubear67209/
Bhover67180/
Boober67178/
Baewer67112/
Boover6775/
Bawere6746/
Bovert6739/
Bauver6737/
Bobear6729/
Buyver6721/
Buvier6718/
Bubeer6717/
Bhuver6713/
Bauber6713/
Bhowre678/
Bovear677/
Beawer677/
Boyver677/
Bhawer676/
Bosver675/
Buvert675/
Bovere675/
Bowreh675/
Bobeir675/
Boiver673/
Beuber672/
Buiber672/
Buwire672/
Bouvir672/
Bueuer671/
Boyber671/
Basuer671/
Bhuwre671/
Bieuer671/
Beuver671/
Bowior671/
Bujuer671/
Buiver671/
Boverz671/
Bajwer671/
Bawher671/
Bobher671/
Baywer670/
Boverd670/
Baeuer670/
Bohber670/
Busuer670/

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