Devrouw Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Devrouw Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), the Woman! I have met with but a solitary instance of this name,—Jan de Vrouw, John the Woman. He was living about the time of the Reformation. (variant: “Rademaker, Ned. Oudheden, D. 4, blz. 88.”)

Devrouw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Devrouw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), the Woman! I have met with but a solitary instance of this name,—Jan de Vrouw, John the Woman. He was living about the time of the Reformation. (variant: “Rademaker, Ned. Oudheden, D. 4, blz. 88.”)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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Devrouw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devrouw occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devrouw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Devrouw is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Devrouw live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 718,540. In Belgium Devrouw is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found. Beside Belgium this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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