Wouters Surname
Approximately 33,267 people bear this surname
Wouters Surname Definition:
Wouter’s (Son): Wouter is a Dutch form of Walter.
Wouters Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 19,874 | 1:578 | 8 |
| Netherlands | 9,650 | 1:1,750 | 106 |
| United States | 742 | 1:488,489 | 41,275 |
| Canada | 529 | 1:69,651 | 7,992 |
| France | 514 | 1:129,227 | 19,722 |
| Brazil | 359 | 1:596,307 | 22,253 |
| Germany | 291 | 1:276,651 | 29,145 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| Aruba | 176 | 1:588 | 73 |
| Thailand | 123 | 1:574,295 | 97,879 |
| South Africa | 112 | 1:483,730 | 39,862 |
| England | 111 | 1:501,964 | 31,980 |
| Argentina | 90 | 1:474,927 | 35,376 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Spain | 77 | 1:607,169 | 28,212 |
| Japan | 65 | 1:1,966,835 | 27,587 |
| Luxembourg | 48 | 1:12,095 | 2,127 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Wouters (97) may also be a first name.
Wouters Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Wouter’s (Son): Wouter is a Dutch form of Walter.
Wouters Demographics
Average Wouters Salary in
United States
$53,130 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wouters Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wouters Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wouters is found most in Belgium. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wouters.
How Common Is The Last Name Wouters? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,694th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 219,062 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Wouters reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 962,660th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 97 people.
The last name Wouters is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 19,874 people, or 1 in 578. In Belgium Wouters is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Belgium Wouters occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Wouters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wouters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wouters surname rose 3,373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,220 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wouters Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wouters last name are 18.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.15% registered with the party.
The amount Wouters earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.43% less than the national average, earning 278,853 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.78% more than the national average, earning R 386,820 per year; in United States they earn 23.13% more than the national average, earning $53,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $50,564 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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