Voesten Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Voesten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voesten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3541:47,7048,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Voesten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voesten is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voesten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 781,947th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,131,342 people. Voesten occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Voesten are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 47,704. In The Netherlands Voesten is most numerous in: Limburg, where 71 percent live, North Brabant, where 14 percent live and Flevoland, where 7 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voeten921,636/
Vesten9230/
Vosten9214/
Boesten86796/
Vosteen86528/
Vousten86145/
Veisten8668/
Woesten8624/
Foesten8621/
Vostehn868/
Vesteen865/
Voosten861/
Vestenå861/
Vestaen861/
Vestin772,501/
Westen771,941/
Festen77280/
Fosten77170/
Wosten77102/
Vošten7790/
Vestén7743/
Boeten7728/
Vasten7720/
Vusten7712/
Uesten776/
Woeten774/
Vostin773/
Voetenová752/
Weusten71505/
Woestyn71223/
Westeen71132/
Weisten7142/
Boisten7138/
Westien7127/
Wiesten7116/
Wuesten7114/
Beasten719/
Uestuen718/
Baesten715/
Vashten715/
Fosteen714/
Bojsten714/
Huesten712/
Bousten712/
Vastien711/
Festien711/
Woosten711/
Vaisten711/
Feshten711/
Beusten710/
Phesten710/
Westenn710/
Boysten710/
Woestijn6744/
Fosstuen6716/
Weisteen6715/
Weidsten6710/
Wejdsten677/
Westn672/
Bauesten670/
Foesting670/
Weistien670/

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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
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  • 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 Voesten
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