Boven Surname

155,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boven Surname User-submission:

Boven is a Dutch surname meaning 'above'. A Dutchman from the Groningen province took, or was given, Boven as his surname. From the distance of a few hundred years, the Bovens of today have had great laughs over who or what might have been 'above' another.

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Boven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1701:14,4332,151
United States7881:459,97339,258
Belgium3941:29,1794,698
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
India121:63,922,115578,870
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Böven (8) are calculated separately.

Boven (209) may also be a first name.

Boven Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Boven is a Dutch surname meaning 'above'. A Dutchman from the Groningen province took, or was given, Boven as his surname. From the distance of a few hundred years, the Bovens of today have had great laughs over who or what might have been 'above' another. Was Boven his nickname because he was so tall? Or did he live at the top of a hill? Well, since there are no hills in the Netherlands, we had to look elsewhere. And when we looked at some old maps from that time, we found Boven as part of two place-names in Groningen, where the name originated.

Before Napoleon came to power, the lowland countries of Europe followed very different naming conventions than those to which he was accustomed. So he decreed that the people of these nations should take surnames.

Von Boven is a separate surname, which is also Dutch in origin; it is not a variant or a derivative of Boven, having arisen independently.

- boventender

Boven Last Name Facts

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

Boven (Arabic: بوفن, Marathi: बोवेन, Russian: Бовен) is found most in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms: Böven. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 155,324th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,582,405 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Boven are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Boven is also the 625,736th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 209 people.

The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,170 people, or 1 in 14,433. In The Netherlands Boven is most common in: Groningen, where 34 percent are found, Gelderland, where 12 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Belgium, where 14 percent are found.

Boven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boven last name are 36.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.79% registered with the party.

The amount Boven earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.81% more than the national average, earning $53,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $50,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böven938/
Bovien91104/
Boeven9187/
Bovene9123/
Bovent9116/
Boveng9111/
Boiven9110/
Bouven919/
Booven917/
Boveun913/
Boveen912/
Bovend911/
Bovean910/
Boivent83679/
Bouveng83157/
Bouvene836/
Boveine831/
Bouvent831/
Bowen80163,119/
Bovin802,189/
Beven801,680/
Bovyn80681/
Baven80149/
Woven807/
Voven803/
Bovem802/
Boisvent772/
Boivin7327,314/
Bovina732,187/
Botvin73879/
Bouvin73780/
Bovijn73489/
Botvyn73337/
Boving73314/
Bowgen73195/
Bovain73183/
Bobene73183/
Bavent73169/
Bovine73135/
Bowien73122/
Boväng7373/
Bowein7368/
Bovyna7368/
Bosvin7366/
Bavend7346/
Bowene7341/
Bhaven7339/
Bouvyn7324/
Bevien7320/
Boyvin7319/
Bovind7318/
Boevin7317/
Bowhen7316/
Beuven7316/
Bowenn7311/
Bhowen7311/
Boween7311/
Bobean738/
Buiven737/
Bavene736/
Bowean735/
Boouen734/
Bhovin733/
Beveen733/
Wooven732/
Bosvén732/
Bovéng732/
Bowenc731/
Bowent731/
Bowesn731/
Bobein731/
Bohwen731/
Bohvem731/
Bohvin731/
Baouen731/
Bevean730/
Beeven730/
Bovion730/
Baeven730/
Vhovhen67120/
Bouwene6746/
Bouvain6742/
Boisvin6739/
Bauvent6728/
Bouvijn6722/
Bouvion6722/
Boswein6721/
Bouvine6719/
Bompean6710/
Baouene679/
Bouving678/
Boubene675/
Bouvoin674/
Bhaveen674/
Bhovina673/
Bouwein672/
Bouvène672/
Bomphen672/
Boweing671/
Beevien671/
Boivain671/
Vojvend671/
Boubein671/
Bouwean671/
Bavesen671/
Wouvene671/
Boivoin671/
Bohyvin671/
Bouvind671/
Boyvine671/
Bhavein671/
Bavesne671/
Baaouen671/
Bhavend671/
Bonpean671/
Bobeing670/
Bohbein670/
Bosvine670/
Bobisen670/
Boubean670/
Boweine670/
Boivine670/

Boven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boven in the Marathi language
बोवेनbovena-
Boven in the Russian language
Бовенboven-
Boven in the Arabic language
بوفنbwfn-

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Boven Reference & Research

Bowen DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bowen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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