Bovers Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bovers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bovers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States261:13,940,728505,428
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Bövers (187) are calculated separately.

Bovers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bovers occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bövers. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Bovers occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Bovers reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 268,050. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 75 percent reside, Limburg, where 10 percent reside and North Holland, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Bovers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bovers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bovers last name rose 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bovers are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Bovers earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.3% less than the national average, earning $43,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bövers94187/
Boevers92430/
Boivers922/
Bouvers921/
Boiverst864/
Bouviers862/
Bowers83113,938/
Bevers834,541/
Bavers8356/
Vovers8354/
Wovers837/
Bobers835/
Bovars831/
Beevers773,048/
Bouwers771,376/
Bowhers7731/
Bäverås7716/
Bowerss779/
Beuvers777/
Bompers776/
Bower's773/
Bauvers773/
Bowwers773/
Boewers771/
Woovers771/
Boowers771/
Bowuers771/
Boubers770/
Bowerst770/
Bowears770/
Baviers770/
Bochbers711/
Babers671,565/
Bewers67275/
Bevars6792/
Vavers6746/
Vowers6744/
Wavers6737/
Bowors6725/
Bowars6714/
Bawers6711/
Wabers676/
Wowers673/
Bowersová672/
Vāvers672/
Bevirs671/
Bowerx671/
Bevors671/
Wobers671/
Bavars671/
Böbers671/
Bowirs670/
Vawers670/

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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 Bovers
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