Kouwenhoven Surname

147,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kouwenhoven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouwenhoven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,5131:6,720762
Canada1411:261,31624,674
United States881:4,118,852221,730
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Australia421:642,75544,739
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kouwenhoven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kouwenhoven is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouwenhoven? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 147,563rd most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,429,182 people. The last name Kouwenhoven is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kouwenhoven live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,513 people, or 1 in 6,720. In The Netherlands Kouwenhoven is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 56 percent live, North Holland, where 15 percent live and North Brabant, where 7 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Kouwenhoven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kouwenhoven has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kouwenhoven surname expanded 8,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kouwenhoven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kouwenhoven surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Kouwenhoven earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.3% more than the national average, earning R 490,236 per year; in United States they earn 41.18% more than the national average, earning $60,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $49,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kowenhoven959/
Couwenhoven91185/
Cowenhoven8646/
Kuyvenhoven82560/
Kuivenhoven82428/
Couwennoven821/
Coyuenhoven821/
Couvenhoven820/
Kuijvenhoven78397/
Kawengean605/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kouwenhoven
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