Breeuwer Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Breeuwer Surname User-submission:
The Breeuwer surname refers to a person, who used to close the seams of wooden ships with tar and wool.
Breeuwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 380 | 1:44,440 | 7,568 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Breeuwer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Breeuwer surname refers to a person, who used to close the seams of wooden ships with tar and wool.
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Where Does The Last Name Breeuwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Breeuwer occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Breeuwer.
How Common Is The Last Name Breeuwer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 699,651st most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Breeuwer are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Breeuwer is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 380 people, or 1 in 44,440. In The Netherlands Breeuwer is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 47 percent reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and North Brabant, where 16 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands Breeuwer is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
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