van Kouwen Surname
Approximately 672 people bear this surname
van Kouwen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 646 | 1:26,141 | 4,255 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Kouwen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Kouwen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Kouwen is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of van Kouwen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Kouwen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 492,243rd most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name van Kouwen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of van Kouwen are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 646 people, or 1 in 26,141. In The Netherlands van Kouwen is primarily concentrated in: Utrecht, where 49 percent reside, South Holland, where 14 percent reside and Gelderland, where 14 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.
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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
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