Westenbroek Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westenbroek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westenbroek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2841:59,46210,237
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Westenbroek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westenbroek is most common in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westenbroek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 668,257th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Westenbroek live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 59,462. In The Netherlands Westenbroek is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 41 percent are found, Friesland, where 21 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Westenbroek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westenbroek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westenbroek surname increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westenbroek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westenbroek surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westenbroek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $48,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.82% less than the national average, earning $43,812 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
  • 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 Westenbroek
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