Nouwen Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Nouwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nouwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0201:16,5562,551
Belgium7761:14,8152,252
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Nouwèn (1) are calculated separately.

Nouwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nouwen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Nouwèn. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nouwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,176th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,815,469 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Nouwen live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,020 people, or 1 in 16,556. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 28 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and Limburg, where 19 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Nouwen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nouwen last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nouwen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $37,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.1% more than the national average, earning $58,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nouwèn941/
Nouwein921/
Nowen9156/
Nuwen9153/
Nouwin83355/
Neuwen835/
Nowaen834/
Nauwen833/
Nosuen832/
Noween832/
Nouben832/
Nuwoen831/
Noewen831/
Nuhwen831/
Nowein831/
Nuwent831/
Nowene831/
Noowen830/
Nown8048/
Neuwien7723/
Noiwaen774/
Nuweine772/
N'Ouwin771/
Nouwing771/
Nohween771/
Noubeen771/
Nowheen771/
Noben73824/
Nuben73542/
Nawen73191/
Nowin7388/
Nowén7344/
Nowne7320/
Nuwin7315/
Nowhn732/
Noichuen71411/
Nouwynck71126/
Nashouen714/
Neyowene711/
Nobeen67185/
Nawene67162/
Noithueng67133/
Nowain6737/
Neuben6725/
Naween6721/
Nowine679/
Nawein677/
Naiwen675/
Nooben674/
Nauben673/
Nuwaheine672/
Nawien672/
Nouwijnck671/
Niewen671/
Nawaen671/
Nuyuen671/
Nuwain671/
Neyuen671/
Nguwyn671/
Nowoin671/
Nuwyon671/
Nuwine671/
Neeuen671/
Nhoichuen671/
Naawen671/
Neewen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nouwen
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