Wesselink Surname

143,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wesselink Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesselink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,5321:6,670756
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
Germany1251:644,04450,561
Canada631:584,85148,473
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wesselink Last Name Facts

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

Wesselink is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wesselink.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesselink? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wesselink is the 143,285th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,347,792 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Wesselink live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,532 people, or 1 in 6,670. In The Netherlands Wesselink is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 35 percent are found, Gelderland, where 28 percent are found and North Holland, where 8 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Wesselink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesselink has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesselink last name increased 3,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wesselink Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wesselink last name are 21.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Wesselink earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 226.53% more than the national average, earning R 775,968 per year; in United States they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning $37,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $48,332 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wesselink
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