Bouwman Surname

46,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bouwman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouwman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8,5691:1,971126
United States1,1161:324,78429,552
Canada5911:62,3447,286
Australia1901:142,08315,253
South Africa1391:389,76834,651
Germany931:865,65062,206
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
England471:1,185,49155,443
Belgium421:273,73032,801
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Aruba281:3,696529
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Curaçao141:11,232389
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Norway111:467,48139,375
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Bouwman Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Bouwman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,736th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 657,068 people. The last name Bouwman is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Bouwman are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 8,569 people, or 1 in 1,971. In The Netherlands Bouwman is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 23 percent reside, South Holland, where 16 percent reside and North Holland, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Bouwman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bouwman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bouwman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bouwman surname are 34.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bouwman earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning 385,676 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.38% more than the national average, earning R 305,088 per year; in United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $51,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwmann93111/
Bouwmant931/
Bowman92174,134/
Buwman923/
Bowmann8681/
Bauwman8612/
Bowmman865/
Boowman865/
Bowmand864/
Bowmasn862/
Vouwman861/
Bowmane861/
Boewman861/
Bowmant861/
Bohwman860/
Bowwman860/
Bowmaun860/
Bowmean860/
Bouwmanová821/
Bauwmann803/
D'Bowman801/
Bobman77130/
Bubman7739/
Bawman7739/
Bowmam7724/
Vowman779/
Bowmon779/
Bovman772/
Bubmann7156/
Bawmann7136/
Bowmont7126/
Buvmane7120/
Boivman711/
Bobmann710/
Beawman710/
Bubmahn710/
Bowmonk710/
Bowmein710/
Baubman710/
Baubhman672/
Bowmount671/
Bohwmonn670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bouwman
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