van de Woestyne Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van de Woestyne Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Desert. (variant: Wildcodt.)

van de Woestyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3741:30,7404,970
France2451:271,11341,730
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

van de Woestyne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), of the Desert. (variant: Wildcodt.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van de Woestyne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van de Woestyne Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name van de Woestyne occurs most in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van de Woestyne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 495,028th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of van de Woestyne live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 30,740. In Belgium van de Woestyne is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 9 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Belgium van de Woestyne occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

van de Woestyne Last Name Statistics demography

van de Woestyne earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,669 CAD per year.

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