Westbroek Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westbroek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westbroek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7641:22,1043,535
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Westbroek Last Name Facts

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

Westbroek is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westbroek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 368,594th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Westbroek reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 764 people, or 1 in 22,104. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 32 percent reside, Utrecht, where 21 percent reside and North Holland, where 17 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Westbroek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westbroek last name are 49.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 96.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westbroek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% less than the national average, earning $46,719 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westbrok945/
Westbrook8933,294/
Westbrock89654/
Westbrrok896/
Westbrooke84362/
Westhbrook841/
Westbrooik841/
Westbroock840/
Witbroek8212/
Wesstbrooke801/
Wèstbrook781/
Wistbrook780/
Vestbruk7112/
Uestbruk712/
Uittebroek6355/
Uitebroeck631/
Uittebroeck6022/

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Westbroek Reference & Research

Westbrook FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Westbrook FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Westbroek
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