Wouters Surname

16,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wouters Surname Definition:

Wouter’s (Son): Wouter is a Dutch form of Walter.

Wouters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium19,8741:5788
Netherlands9,6501:1,750106
United States7421:488,48941,275
Canada5291:69,6517,992
France5141:129,22719,722
Brazil3591:596,30722,253
Germany2911:276,65129,145
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Aruba1761:58873
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
England1111:501,96431,980
Argentina901:474,92735,376
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Spain771:607,16928,212
Japan651:1,966,83527,587
Luxembourg481:12,0952,127
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Norway91:571,36544,190
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Denmark61:940,78647,603
China51:273,464,31313,838
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Curaçao41:39,312638
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Dominica11:75,891912
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wouters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wouters is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wouters? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wouters is the 16,694th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 219,062 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wouters are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 962,660th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 19,874 people, or 1 in 578. In Belgium Wouters is most common in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Belgium this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wouters last name 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 surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.15% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wouterse93731/
Woutersz93286/
Woutters9325/
Wouthers931/
Woters9263/
Wauters8612,212/
Wooters861,450/
Wothers86194/
Vouters86109/
Bouters8672/
Weuters8624/
Wuaters869/
Wotters864/
Woeters863/
Whoters861/
Wojters861/
Wuiters860/
Wosters860/
Wootters8020/
Wauthers8014/
Woosters804/
Wautters801/
Woodters801/
Weuthers800/
Whotters800/
Waters77141,535/
Buters77126/
Boters7749/
Voters7716/
Uoters778/
Weauthers751/
Watters7127,071/
Butters718,357/
Waiters712,297/
Vosters711,540/
Bauters711,392/
Wieters71649/
Vauters71151/
Weiters7179/
Botters7160/
Beuters7156/
Waeters7141/
Bothers7138/
Buthers7135/
Weyters7135/
Wijters7127/
Boyters7121/
Wathers719/
Waûters715/
Wateers714/
Watiers712/
Watersd712/
Wayters711/
Water's711/
Waterse711/
Watears711/
Weeters711/
Vooters711/
Wwaters711/
Wasters710/
Weaters710/
Whaters710/
Weathers6719,625/
Weijters67362/
Weithers67296/
Butterss6759/
Weysters6744/
Weisters6730/
Boothers6714/
Waithers6711/
Waitters6710/
Weahters673/
Vuysters672/
Witheers672/
Weatehrs672/
Wiethers672/
Waethers672/
Vuisters671/
Weatters671/
Watterrs671/
Wattters671/
Vautters671/
Butthers670/
Weitters670/
Watthers670/
Bauthers670/
Washters670/
Whathers670/

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