Bouwers Surname

280,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bouwers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouwers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6031:89,84711,005
Netherlands5081:33,2425,528
Canada1671:220,63221,263
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bouwers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bouwers has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouwers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 280,606th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. The surname Bouwers is primarily found in Africa, where 44 percent of Bouwers are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 603 people, or 1 in 89,847. In South Africa Bouwers is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 40 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 32 percent are found and Gauteng, where 20 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Bouwers exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Bouwers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bouwers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bouwers last name increased 1,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bouwers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bouwers surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bouwers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.48% less than the national average, earning R 184,224 per year; in United States they earn 19.2% less than the national average, earning $34,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $55,975 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowers92113,938/
Buwers921/
Bowhers8631/
Bowerss869/
Bauwers868/
Bower's863/
Bowwers863/
Boewers861/
Bouvers861/
Boowers861/
Bowuers861/
Bowears860/
Bowerst860/
Boubers860/
Bouviers802/
Bovers77118/
Vowers7744/
Bawers7711/
Bobers775/
Bowerx771/
Bowirs770/
Buvers770/
Bowersová752/
Boevers71430/
Biewers7181/
Beuvers717/
Bauvers713/
Boivers712/
Boiverst674/

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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 Bouwers
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