Weskamp Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weskamp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weskamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8251:97,58212,152
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Argentina591:724,46549,289
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England111:5,065,278148,650
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Weskamp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weskamp is found most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weskamp? popularity and diffusion

Weskamp is the 325,895th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. The surname Weskamp is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Weskamp live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 825 people, or 1 in 97,582. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent reside, Hesse, where 4 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Weskamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weskamp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weskamp surname rose 2,986 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weskamp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weskamp surname are 21.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weskamp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 369.59% more than the national average, earning R 1,115,920 per year and in United States they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $47,692 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieskamp93423/
Weiskamp9319/
Wesskamp938/
Weisskamp881/
Wiskamp86120/
Weßkamp8625/
Wyskamp867/
Wescamp861/
Wiescamp8087/
Wijskamp8033/
Weißkamp8014/
Wihskamp801/
Wieskemp801/
Weiscamp801/
Voskamp712,117/
Biskamp71130/
Wißkamp7110/
Bescamp710/
Wiscamp710/
Vaskamp710/
Huiskamp671,491/
Vosskamp6746/
Visjkamp671/
Vescamps671/
Biskcamp670/
Biscamp57278/
Voßkamp57243/
Wescomb5765/
Wiscamb5712/
Voskanp572/
Voscamp571/
Biskanp571/
Weiscomb530/

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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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  • 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 Weskamp
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