Rouwer Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rouwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rouwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rouwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rouwer is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rouwer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Rouwer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Rouwer are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Rouwer is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most common in: Pará, where 100 percent live. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhouwer9212/
Rouwerd926/
Ruwer91343/
Rower91162/
Rohwer834,426/
Roewer83637/
Reuwer83293/
Rouver83145/
Raouer83122/
Rouber8322/
Rowier8320/
Rowher837/
Ruwier834/
Ruewer834/
Rhower832/
Rosuer832/
Rowger832/
Ruwere831/
Ruiwer831/
Rohuer831/
Roiwer831/
Roower831/
Rouwir831/
Rouuer831/
Rhuwer830/
Rajower77295/
Rajuwer7711/
Rochwer772/
Rothuer771/
Rouveur771/
Rouvere771/
Rowwerd771/
Rohweer771/
Rouvert770/
Rouvear770/
Rover733,681/
Rober731,750/
Ruber731,121/
Ruver73271/
Rawer7372/
Rouveyre71165/
Ruhweire716/
Rathouer715/
Ruchwere712/
Rauber6711,510/
Rovere677,036/
Reuber673,055/
Roever67807/
Reuver67514/
Reiwer67281/
Hruber67114/
Ruvere67112/
Roover6785/
Rajwer6767/
Robeer6761/
Rovert6742/
Robear6742/
Rejwer6738/
Rohver6733/
Raywer6730/
Rotver6723/
Rovier6720/
Hruver6719/
Hrober6715/
Robeir6714/
Hrover6711/
Ruyver676/
Roberr676/
Reywer676/
Ruvier673/
Roveer673/
Ruiber673/
Rauver673/
Roiber672/
Ruuber672/
Roubir672/
Roverp672/
Reiuer672/
Ruvert671/
Roverd671/
Raewer671/
Roberh671/
Roverz671/
Ruyber671/
Ruiver671/
Robeyr671/
Rasuer671/
Rawier671/
Rhuber671/
Rovger671/
Rahwer671/
Rhover670/
Roiver670/
Roober670/
Rosver670/
Royber670/
Reawer670/

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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 Rouwer
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