Westhuis Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westhuis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westhuis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4861:34,7475,827
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Westhuis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westhuis is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Westhuis.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhuis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Westhuis is the 477,400th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Westhuis live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Westhuis is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 34,747. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 29 percent reside, Overijssel, where 24 percent reside and South Holland, where 19 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Westhuis occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Westhuis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westhuis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westhuis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westhuis last name are 38.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Westhuis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.54% more than the national average, earning $60,642 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woesthuis94174/
Weusthuis9455/
Westhus93157/
Westhues881,064/
Westhaus88143/
Westhuus881/
Westus862/
Westhouse82209/
Westhause8246/
Woesthaus8226/
Wisthus8033/
Vesthus804/
Westies801/
Whestus800/
Wösthaus755/
Westhoss753/
Westhess750/
Bestis7161/
Vestis7123/
Vestus7116/
Wistus715/
Westes715/
Bestus713/
Westos712/
Westhitch710/
Wastis710/
Huestis671,599/
Westich6728/
Visthus6713/
Vestues6712/
Besteis674/
Westest672/
Westice671/
Bestish671/
Huestus670/
Vestuys670/
Westesp670/

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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 Westhuis
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