Brouwer Surname
Approximately 39,270 people bear this surname
Brouwer Surname Definition:
(Dutch) One who brewed beer, a brewer.
Brouwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 29,277 | 1:577 | 20 |
| United States | 3,903 | 1:92,867 | 10,426 |
| Canada | 1,676 | 1:21,984 | 3,014 |
| Germany | 925 | 1:87,033 | 10,975 |
| Australia | 912 | 1:29,601 | 3,983 |
| South Africa | 432 | 1:125,411 | 14,757 |
| France | 279 | 1:238,074 | 36,915 |
| Belgium | 228 | 1:50,424 | 8,221 |
| Dominican Republic | 216 | 1:48,301 | 2,508 |
| New Zealand | 172 | 1:26,327 | 4,610 |
| Argentina | 167 | 1:255,949 | 20,674 |
| Switzerland | 157 | 1:52,312 | 6,856 |
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| Thailand | 127 | 1:556,207 | 95,235 |
| Panama | 90 | 1:43,470 | 2,227 |
| Spain | 60 | 1:779,201 | 32,544 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Cuba | 38 | 1:303,229 | 5,351 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
Brouwer (21) may also be a first name.
Brouwer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) One who brewed beer, a brewer.
Brouwer Demographics
Brouwer Political Affiliation
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Brouwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brouwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brouwer occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brouwer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,187th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 185,575 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Brouwer are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Brouwer is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 21 people.
Brouwer is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 29,277 people, or 1 in 577. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 19 percent live, South Holland, where 17 percent live and Gelderland, where 14 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Brouwer occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Brouwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brouwer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brouwer surname grew 4,435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brouwer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Brouwer last name are 26.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.57% registered with the party.
The amount Brouwer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning 372,354 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.66% more than the national average, earning R 317,628 per year; in United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $52,940 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brouwier | 93 | 38 | / |
| Brouwere | 93 | 22 | / |
| Brouwerr | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brouwear | 93 | 1 | / |
| Brower | 92 | 22,457 | / |
| Bruwer | 92 | 6,976 | / |
| Brouijwer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bruwier | 86 | 664 | / |
| Bruewer | 86 | 198 | / |
| Breuwer | 86 | 54 | / |
| Brauwer | 86 | 53 | / |
| Brouwir | 86 | 44 | / |
| Brouver | 86 | 34 | / |
| Browher | 86 | 24 | / |
| Browere | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bruweer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Broweer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Broewer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Broower | 86 | 1 | / |
| Broswer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Browwer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brouber | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bruwere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Braouer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Browier | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brouwerová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Brauwier | 80 | 12 | / |
| Brauwere | 80 | 6 | / |
| Brouvert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Browerth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brousver | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brawer | 77 | 499 | / |
| Brüwer | 77 | 330 | / |
| Brover | 77 | 208 | / |
| Bruber | 77 | 167 | / |
| Bruver | 77 | 83 | / |
| Brober | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bruwér | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vrower | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bruvere | 71 | 1,186 | / |
| Braeuer | 71 | 579 | / |
| Bruvier | 71 | 165 | / |
| Brauver | 71 | 3 | / |
| Braewer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Brüwwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bruhuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brosver | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brawher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vrouber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Browire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brahuer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Broiber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Broverd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Braswer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bruever | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brasuer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Breewer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Broever | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brovier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Braweer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brovere | 71 | 0 | / |
| Brassuer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bragiuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braiwerd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Braisuer | 67 | 0 | / |
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Brouwer Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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