van de Wouwer Surname
Approximately 640 people bear this surname
van de Wouwer Surname User-submission:
Wouwer comes from vijver, which is Dutch for 'pond' - a landscaped pond, like a water basin or fish pond.
Van de Wouwer means 'from a landscaped pond'.
van de Wouwer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 631 | 1:18,220 | 2,789 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van de Wouwer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Wouwer comes from vijver, which is Dutch for 'pond' - a landscaped pond, like a water basin or fish pond.
Van de Wouwer means 'from a landscaped pond'.
- nvandewouwervan de Wouwer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van de Wouwer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van de Wouwer occurs most in Belgium. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van de Wouwer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 510,931st most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van de Wouwer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 631 people, or 1 in 18,220. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 3 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Wouwer | 96 | 11 | / |
| van de Wauwer | 92 | 113 | / |
| van de Vouwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| van der Wauwer | 89 | 1 | / |
| van de Weaber | 77 | 0 | / |
| van der Vijwer | 74 | 1 | / |
| van de Vijver | 69 | 2,474 | / |
| van de Veewey | 69 | 1 | / |
| van der Vijver | 67 | 752 | / |
| van de Veeweij | 67 | 8 | / |
| van der Veewij | 59 | 1 | / |
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