Rouwe Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Rouwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Rouwé (12) are calculated separately.
Rouwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rouwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rouwe occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Rouwé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rouwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Rouwe are found; 31 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 8 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Niger Rouwe exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Rouwe
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