Westerhout Surname

332,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westerhout Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westerhout Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7061:23,9203,875
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Canada621:594,28449,093
Australia611:442,55234,724
Chile491:359,5209,978
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Westerhout Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westerhout occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerhout? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westerhout is the 332,755th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,559,447 people. The surname Westerhout occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Westerhout are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 706 people, or 1 in 23,920. In The Netherlands Westerhout is most common in: South Holland, where 33 percent are found, Utrecht, where 24 percent are found and North Brabant, where 17 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Westerhout Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westerhout surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westerhout earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 36.66% more than the national average, earning 472,948 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.56% more than the national average, earning $45,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $55,238 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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