Westerwijk Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Westerwijk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Westerwijk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerwijk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westerwijk is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerwijk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Westerwijk is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Westerwijk are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Westerwijk is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,688,718. In The Netherlands Westerwijk is primarily found in: Overijssel, where 80 percent live, North Brabant, where 10 percent live and Zeeland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerwick | 90 | 80 | / |
| Westervik | 84 | 59 | / |
| Wetterwik | 84 | 35 | / |
| Westerwyk | 84 | 1 | / |
| Westerwig | 84 | 1 | / |
| Westerweck | 80 | 63 | / |
| Westerbick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wetherwick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westerwicková | 78 | 1 | / |
| Uiterwijk | 74 | 998 | / |
| Wettervik | 74 | 105 | / |
| Vestervik | 74 | 78 | / |
| Westerweg | 74 | 15 | / |
| Westerbeck | 70 | 730 | / |
| Witherwick | 70 | 70 | / |
| Westerbäck | 70 | 14 | / |
| Uitterwijk | 70 | 7 | / |
| Betterwick | 70 | 1 | / |
| Westerbeak | 70 | 0 | / |
| Uiterwijková | 64 | 1 | / |
| Vestervig | 63 | 40 | / |
| Vettervik | 63 | 13 | / |
| Westerbeg | 63 | 2 | / |
| Weatherwex | 60 | 6 | / |
| Vesterbäck | 60 | 4 | / |
| Vesterbeck | 60 | 2 | / |
| Wästerbäck | 60 | 1 | / |
| Weatherbeek | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uiterwyk | 56 | 124 | / |
| Beterbeck | 53 | 0 | / |
| Wätterbäck | 50 | 10 | / |
| Västerbäck | 50 | 2 | / |
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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
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- 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 Westerwijk
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