Westerhoek Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westerhoek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westerhoek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
United States81:45,307,367917,113
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Westerhoek Last Name Facts

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

Westerhoek occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerhoek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Westerhoek live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 259,803. In The Netherlands Westerhoek is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 38 percent reside, Groningen, where 34 percent reside and Drenthe, where 18 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Westerhoek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westerhoek last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Westerhoek earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 88.75% more than the national average, earning $93,775 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 Westerhoek
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