Westerkamp Surname

204,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westerkamp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westerkamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0471:76,8929,726
United States4371:829,42563,547
Netherlands4241:39,8286,746
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Austria171:500,90847,931
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
France41:16,605,680368,153
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Westerkamp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westerkamp is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerkamp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 204,099th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,577,588 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Westerkamp are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,047 people, or 1 in 76,892. In Germany Westerkamp is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 55 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 21 percent live.

Westerkamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westerkamp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westerkamp last name rose 767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westerkamp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westerkamp surname are 22.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Westerkamp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.45% more than the national average, earning $51,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.73% more than the national average, earning $63,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weterkamp9539/
Westercamp90340/
Wetterkamp9031/
Westergomby678/
Westercumbie641/

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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 Westerkamp
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