Westhoek Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Westhoek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westhoek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Westhoek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westhoek is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhoek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westhoek is the 1,173,425th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. Westhoek is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Westhoek live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 104,889. In The Netherlands Westhoek is primarily found in: South Holland, where 78 percent are found, North Holland, where 9 percent are found and Gelderland, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Suriname, where 9 percent are found.

Westhoek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westhoek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westhoek last name rose 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westhoek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Westhoek are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Westhoek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhook882/
Westhock881/
Weistok8029/
Westock8020/
Weistock7577/
Wiestock754/
Westtock751/
Westog7156/
Weisstock7118/
Westuk711/
Wistock6729/
Wajstok6721/
Wisztok6710/
Wisstock630/
Westaugh630/
Whisstock596/
Weisstuck592/
Wistuk5732/
Vyshtok531/
Voystock5023/
Vesthaug5013/
Waistukh501/
Bestuick501/

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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 Westhoek
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