Wouter Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Wouter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wouter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Suriname1211:4,567989
Aruba321:3,234449
Israel261:329,14027,831
Belgium211:547,45951,586
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wouter (51,688) may also be a first name.

Wouter Last Name Facts

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

Wouter (Arabic: فوتر) occurs most in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wouter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 773,729th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname Wouter is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Wouter are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wouter is also the 17,983rd most widespread forename on earth It is held by 51,688 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 116,463. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 34 percent are found, North Holland, where 27 percent are found and Flevoland, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 33 percent are found and Aruba, where 9 percent are found.

Wouter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wouter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wouter last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouster9224/
Wouterz922/
Woutier922/
Wouther921/
Woter9146/
Wuter910/
Bouter831,440/
Wooter83100/
Wotter8380/
Wauter8365/
Wutter8316/
Wohter8314/
Wotier8311/
Wotere839/
Wother838/
Woyter836/
Wojter836/
Wueter835/
Weuter835/
Wuiter831/
Whoter831/
Whuter831/
Woiter831/
Woeter831/
Wuther830/
Vouter830/
Wautier771,149/
Boutter77330/
Bouther77268/
Woitier77103/
Bouteir7772/
Wuyster7766/
Wuthier7751/
Wuszter7749/
Wostear7726/
Wuetter7713/
Wochter776/
Woitter775/
Woetter773/
Wosster772/
Wuether771/
Wooterd771/
Whoster771/
Wuitter771/
Woëtter771/
Wottier771/
Bouterh771/
Wuttert771/
Wootter770/
Vouster770/
Woister770/
Wottger770/
Wotther770/
Wuither770/
Water7311,690/
Buter734,484/
Boter733,168/
Voter7347/
Uater731/
Wotir731/
Wauthier712,330/
Wuattier71180/
Boutheir71172/
Wuijster71164/
Wuithier7172/
Vouthier7121/
Woithier7112/
Wauchter7110/
Woittier719/
Boutteir715/
Wuathier712/
Wauttier711/
Whosther711/
Woochter710/
Weuchter710/
Woostear710/
Butter675,340/
Botter674,156/
Beuter672,845/
Boyter671,655/
Voster671,457/
Watier671,279/
Buiter671,232/
Weiter67667/
Watter67599/
Bauter67392/
Boiter67361/
Waiter67330/
Vauter67169/
Watere67161/
Votier67134/
Buther6781/
Booter6762/
Votter6758/
Bother6756/
Wather6748/
Voiter6736/
Vuster6727/
Vojter6721/
Wautre6720/
Boteir6718/
Watert6715/
Voteur6714/
Wahter6713/
Boutir6711/
Voyter678/
Weater677/
Voeter677/
Hwater676/
Buteer675/
Waeter674/
Whater674/
Waterz674/
Weyter673/
Votere673/
Vutere672/
Huater672/
Wayter672/
Waterd672/
Veuter672/
Wateer672/
Buterh671/
Watger671/
Uayter671/
Waater671/
Wejter671/
Wajter671/
Bojter671/
Buuter671/
Boutèr671/
Boutaheir671/
Wazter671/
Wuttre671/
Bodter670/
Votear670/
Bohter670/
Witeir670/
Boteer670/
Ueater670/

Wouter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wouter in the Arabic language
فوترfwtr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wouter
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