Nouwens Surname

270,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Nouwens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nouwens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2091:13,9682,073
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Australia421:642,75544,739
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malta41:107,5681,849
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nouwens Last Name Facts

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

Nouwens occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nouwens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,023rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,043,284 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Nouwens live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Nouwens is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,209 people, or 1 in 13,968. In The Netherlands Nouwens is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 66 percent live, North Holland, where 8 percent live and South Holland, where 8 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Nouwens is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Nouwens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nouwens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.75% less than the national average, earning R 90,888 per year; in United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $48,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nowens927/
Nauwens8610/
Nowins7712/
Nobens778/
Nubens772/
Nawens771/
Nowinsch671/
Neivns621/
Nievns621/
Neiwns620/
Neivens5739/
Nawenje5713/
Nawenze579/
Nawendje531/
Nawnz502/

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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 Nouwens
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