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
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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 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.
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