Ouwerkerk Surname

150,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Ouwerkerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouwerkerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4541:6,881784
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Australia851:317,59627,389
Canada661:558,26746,632
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Aruba181:5,749789
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

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

Ouwerkerk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouwerkerk is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Òuwerkerk. For other possible spellings of Ouwerkerk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouwerkerk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ouwerkerk is the 150,307th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,482,980 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Ouwerkerk live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Ouwerkerk is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,454 people, or 1 in 6,881. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 51 percent live, North Holland, where 13 percent live and North Brabant, where 9 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Ouwerkerk exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Ouwerkerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ouwerkerk surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Ouwerkerk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.93% more than the national average, earning R 501,252 per year; in United States they earn 33.25% more than the national average, earning $57,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $52,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Òuwerkerk961/
Ouwer Kerk951/
Owerkerk943/
Oberkerk820/
Ouerkirk820/
Erkerk801/
Overkirk713/
Oberkirk711/
Orkeorke711/
Erikerek711/
Orekereke6721/
Erkurk678/
Orkerkyaa676/
Urikeraka671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ouwerkerk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis