Westerveld Surname

144,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westerveld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westerveld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,4681:6,842777
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Canada1271:290,12326,993
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Australia571:473,60936,415
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
France211:3,162,987209,042
Norway131:395,56035,657
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Westerveld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westerveld is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerveld? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,481st most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,369,934 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Westerveld live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,468 people, or 1 in 6,842. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Gelderland, where 23 percent reside, North Holland, where 19 percent reside and South Holland, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands Westerveld exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Westerveld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westerveld has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westerveld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westerveld last name are 22.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westerveld earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning 284,893 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.95% more than the national average, earning R 401,484 per year; in United States they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $41,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $51,248 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Westerveld
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