Joosten Surname

42,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Joosten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joosten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,8251:2,158141
Germany1,6261:49,5116,455
Belgium1,0711:10,7341,554
United States7261:499,25541,999
Canada1941:189,92618,713
France1841:360,99353,985
South Africa1791:302,66929,078
Australia1521:177,60318,018
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
England171:3,277,533109,658
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Austria141:608,24554,975
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Israel101:855,76354,181
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malta11:430,2723,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Joosten (16) may also be a first name.

Joosten Last Name Facts

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

Joosten is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Joosten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,380th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 592,580 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Joosten are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 7,825 people, or 1 in 2,158. In The Netherlands Joosten is most frequent in: Limburg, where 25 percent live, Gelderland, where 22 percent live and North Brabant, where 21 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.

Joosten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Joosten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,452 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Joosten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Joosten last name are 5.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Joosten earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning R 197,976 per year; in United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $54,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joosteen934/
Josten924,839/
Joisten86778/
Joesten86408/
Jousten86246/
Soosten8627/
Johsten869/
Joostin869/
Joostem862/
Hoosten861/
Josteng860/
Ijosten860/
Yoosten860/
Joten83229/
Joostenová823/
Joosting8070/
Joostina802/
Justen776,260/
Jasten773,639/
Sosten772,375/
Hosten771,892/
Costen771,510/
Yosten77416/
Jostin77176/
Jüsten77167/
Jothen77115/
Cooten7717/
Jotten7717/
Jostyn7716/
Joteng7714/
Jotien7710/
Jostem779/
Ujoten772/
Yooten771/
Sooten770/
Juostienė759/
Housten71139/
Josting71138/
Hosteen71123/
Justien7198/
Sohsten7192/
Jouhten7174/
Jostina7174/
Coysten7145/
Jasteen7143/
Djoteng7131/
Hosteng7127/
Hoisten7112/
Djouten7111/
Yousten7110/
Justeen717/
Joustin715/
Jadsten712/
Hostenc711/
Justend711/
Joystin711/
Jostyna711/
Hjusten711/
Sooteen711/
Joestin711/
Jiusten711/
Jastien711/
Jouthen710/
Heooten710/
Joshtin710/
Heosten710/
Josttin710/
Jotin67681/
Soten67661/
Saten67253/
Jaten67215/
Coten67122/
Juschten6745/
Jotem6728/
Khoshten6715/
Juistien6712/
Yoten676/
Justn675/
Justienė673/
Jothn672/
Costn672/
Housteen672/
Johtn671/
Joitn671/
Johstion671/
Jastn671/
Soodtien671/
Soodteen671/
Chosteen670/
Joustion670/

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Joosten Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Joosten
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis