Westgeest Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westgeest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westgeest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6211:27,1944,450
Canada511:722,46357,796
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Westgeest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westgeest occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westgeest? popularity and diffusion

The last name Westgeest is the 475,771st most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The last name Westgeest is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Westgeest are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 621 people, or 1 in 27,194. In The Netherlands Westgeest is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 57 percent live, North Holland, where 13 percent live and North Brabant, where 11 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Westgeest Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Westgeest earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $57,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westest882/
Westgete820/
Westst802/
Bestges7529/
Wettges7520/
Wietges751/
Bestest751/
Uitgeest7123/
Westgait710/
Witges67119/
Wedges6757/
Bestge6742/
Wetghe671/
Wethge671/
Westga671/
Wietge670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Westgeest
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