Brouwer Surname

14,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Brouwer Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who brewed beer, a brewer.

Brouwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands29,2771:57720
United States3,9031:92,86710,426
Canada1,6761:21,9843,014
Germany9251:87,03310,975
Australia9121:29,6013,983
South Africa4321:125,41114,757
France2791:238,07436,915
Belgium2281:50,4248,221
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
New Zealand1721:26,3274,610
Argentina1671:255,94920,674
Switzerland1571:52,3126,856
England1391:400,84927,632
Thailand1271:556,20795,235
Panama901:43,4702,227
Spain601:779,20132,544
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Norway481:107,13114,344
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Cuba381:303,2295,351
Aruba321:3,234449
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Austria151:567,69652,281
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Wales131:238,04114,239
Denmark121:470,39330,183
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
China91:151,924,6187,954
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brouwer Last Name Facts

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

Brouwer is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brouwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brouwer is the 14,187th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 185,575 people. Brouwer is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Brouwer reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Brouwer is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 29,277 people, or 1 in 577. In The Netherlands Brouwer is primarily found in: North Holland, where 19 percent are found, South Holland, where 17 percent are found and Gelderland, where 14 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Brouwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brouwer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.57% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brouwier9338/
Brouwere9322/
Brouwerr931/
Brouwear931/
Brower9222,457/
Bruwer926,976/
Brouijwer881/
Bruwier86664/
Bruewer86198/
Breuwer8654/
Brauwer8653/
Brouwir8644/
Brouver8634/
Browher8624/
Browere864/
Bruweer862/
Broweer861/
Broewer861/
Broower861/
Broswer861/
Browwer861/
Brouber861/
Bruwere861/
Braouer861/
Browier860/
Brouwerová821/
Brauwier8012/
Brauwere806/
Brouvert801/
Browerth801/
Brousver800/
Brawer77499/
Brüwer77330/
Brover77208/
Bruber77167/
Bruver7783/
Brober773/
Bruwér771/
Vrower771/
Bruvere711,186/
Braeuer71579/
Bruvier71165/
Brauver713/
Braewer712/
Brüwwer711/
Bruhuer711/
Brosver711/
Brawher711/
Vrouber711/
Browire711/
Brahuer711/
Broiber711/
Broverd711/
Braswer711/
Bruever710/
Brasuer710/
Breewer710/
Broever710/
Brovier710/
Braweer710/
Brovere710/
Brassuer677/
Bragiuer671/
Braiwerd671/
Braisuer670/

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