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

Bovers occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bövers. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bovers.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Bovers live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Bovers is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 268,050. In The Netherlands Bovers is most common in: North Brabant, where 75 percent are found, Limburg, where 10 percent are found and North Holland, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Bovers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bovers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bovers last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the political 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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