Westerveldt Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Westerveldt Surname Definition:

WESTERVELDT: (Dutch.) The west field, from Wester, west, and veldt, a field.

Westerveldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Westerveldt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

WESTERVELDT: (Dutch.) The west field, from Wester, west, and veldt, a field.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Westerveldt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westerveldt occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerveldt? popularity and diffusion

Westerveldt is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Westerveldt reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Westerveldt is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Westerveldt is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 78 percent live, Iowa, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 10 percent live.

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