Souverijn Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Souverijn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souverijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Souverijn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Souverijn is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Souverijn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Souverijn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Souverijn are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Souverijn is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 91,778. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 43 percent live, Overijssel, where 27 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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
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