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 occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 185,683rd most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,193,491 people. The surname Westenberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Westenberg live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,098 people, or 1 in 15,380. In The Netherlands Westenberg is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 26 percent reside, South Holland, where 14 percent reside and North Holland, where 14 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Westenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westenberg surname are 10.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.76% registered with the political 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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  • 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 Westenberg
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