Joostens Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Joostens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joostens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4731:24,3063,843
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
France361:1,845,076161,051
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Joostens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joostens is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Joostens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joostens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 505,580th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Joostens are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Joostens is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 24,306. In Belgium Joostens is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Belgium Joostens occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Joostens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Joostens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Joostens surname increased 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Joostens Last Name Statistics demography

Joostens earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $51,494 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joostensz9478/
Joosstens9426/
Jostens938/
Joestens8839/
Hoostens8811/
Hostens80579/
Justens8071/
Jostins8068/
Costens8048/
Jostenz804/
Sostens801/
Sootens800/
Jostenzt754/
Jusstens751/
Yostensz751/
Cotens7149/
Satens7123/
Justns710/
Castens67773/
Hostins67460/
Cottens67391/
Coutens67228/
Justins67129/
Seutens6760/
Justnæs6752/
Yostenz6727/
Costins6719/
Eastens6713/
Hastens672/
Zostins672/
Soutens671/
Soëtens671/
Iotense670/
Custens670/

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Joostens 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 Joostens
  • 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