Westenberg Surname

185,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0981:15,3802,321
United States4751:763,07159,419
Germany4081:197,31722,722
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Canada811:454,88439,362
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
England81:6,964,757184,742
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Westenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westenberg is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westenberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 185,683rd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,193,491 people. Westenberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Westenberg are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,098 people, or 1 in 15,380. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 26 percent live, South Holland, where 14 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Westenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westenberg last name grew 931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westenberg surname are 10.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.76% registered with the party.

The amount Westenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.92% more than the national average, earning R 282,588 per year; in United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $57,428 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 Westenberg
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