Westdyk Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Westdyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westdyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belize11:355,4743,977
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Westdyk Last Name Facts

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

Westdyk occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Westdyk.

How Common Is The Last Name Westdyk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,281,391st most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname Westdyk is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Westdyk live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 34 percent reside, Texas, where 23 percent reside and South Carolina, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 14 percent reside.

Westdyk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westdyk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westdyk surname expanded 9,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westdyk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westdyk surname are 47.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Westdyk earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 28.61% more than the national average, earning R 305,628 per year; in United States they earn 20.93% more than the national average, earning $52,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.96% less than the national average, earning $40,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westdyke93117/
Wesdyk9235/
Wostdyk861/
Wesdyke860/
Westdijk801,096/
Wiedyk77110/
Wedyke7749/
Wedyck7716/
Hwedyk7710/
Weidyk774/
Wesdek771/
Wedeyk771/
Wesdijk71223/
Bedyk67745/
Widyk6734/
Wedek6723/
Vestdijk6710/
Weisdeck675/
Wedik673/
Weisdezk671/
Wydyk671/
Wiesdick670/

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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
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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 Westdyk
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