Bovens Surname

360,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bovens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bovens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6381:26,4694,310
Belgium2081:55,2728,954
Germany1021:789,26958,234
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bovens Last Name Facts

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

Bovens is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bovens is the 360,343rd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,251,289 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Bovens live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 26,469. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 70 percent are found, North Brabant, where 9 percent are found and South Holland, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 21 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Bovens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bovens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bovens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bovens surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bovens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.76% more than the national average, earning R 493,716 per year; in United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning $53,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowens8310,938/
Bevens83824/
Bovenz8314/
Bovins834/
Bavens832/
Wovens832/
Beuvens77138/
Bauvens7721/
Boivins774/
Bowenss771/
Woovens771/
Boevins771/
Boweens771/
Beveins771/
Beevens770/
Beveans770/
Bevins676,140/
Bevans674,577/
Bowans6747/
Bavins6732/
Bevons6712/
Bawens677/
Bavans675/
Bevenz674/
Wavens671/
Vowens671/
Bewons670/
Wowens670/
Bhavans623/
Vauwens621/
Bahwens621/
Whavens621/
Beevins621/
Bewhans620/
Beevans620/
Beauwens5728/
Bavehems571/
Bausbeins530/
Bevanz505/
Vavins503/
Wavenz502/

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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 Bovens
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