Bouws Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bouws Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouws Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bouws Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bouws is found most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouws? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bouws is the 933,049th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name Bouws is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Bouws are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 135,097. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 39 percent reside, Drenthe, where 12 percent reside and Flevoland, where 10 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Bouws Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bouws has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bouws surname grew 942 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bouws Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bouws are 31.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.05% registered to vote for the party.

Bouws earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.61% more than the national average, earning $69,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouw893,369/
Bows89363/
Bowse80113/
Bowsz8020/
Bousf802/
Boews802/
Boubs802/
Buwse802/
Bowsh801/
Boows801/
Buwsh801/
Bowhs800/
Bow755,873/
Buw7532/
Boussf732/
Bouhfs731/
Bowa6714,652/
Bauw672,445/
Boub67981/
Bouf67744/
Bobs67611/
Bhow67236/
Boow67138/
Baws6740/
Bosf6730/
Boew6724/
Bubs6716/
Bovs6710/
Bowz6710/
Bowh679/
Bouv673/
Bowt672/
Bufs672/
Vows672/
Buiw672/
Bowf671/
Bauwews671/
Boihauw671/
Bofs671/
Wuws671/
Buwt671/
Buyw671/
Bowp671/
Bovw671/
Boyw671/
Boww671/
Buvs671/
Buwx671/
Bujw671/
Bosv671/
Busv671/
Buew670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bouws
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