Westhuizen Surname
Approximately 894 people bear this surname
Westhuizen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 745 | 1:72,722 | 9,064 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Namibia | 19 | 1:126,811 | 9,361 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Westhuizen Demographics
Average Westhuizen Salary in
United States
$33,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westhuizen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westhuizen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Westhuizen occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Westhuizen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 394,847th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,151,617 people. The last name Westhuizen is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Westhuizen live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 745 people, or 1 in 72,722. In South Africa Westhuizen is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 51 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and Free State, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.
Westhuizen Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Westhuizen earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning R 245,280 per year and in United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westuizen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Westhuzen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Westhuizn | 95 | 1 | / |
| Westhuijzen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Westhuyzen | 90 | 22 | / |
| Westhuisen | 90 | 3 | / |
| Wosthuizen | 90 | 1 | / |
| Westhusin | 84 | 58 | / |
| Westhusen | 84 | 14 | / |
| Westhusing | 80 | 137 | / |
| Westhausen | 80 | 45 | / |
| Westhuysen | 80 | 7 | / |
| Westhousen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Westhuygen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Visthuizen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Westheusen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Westusen | 78 | 4 | / |
| Weistheisen | 76 | 0 | / |
| Westhasin | 74 | 0 | / |
| Westijn | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wuesthosen | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wistisen | 67 | 194 | / |
| Westesen | 67 | 87 | / |
| Bestugin | 67 | 28 | / |
| Westeijn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wastusin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wetstijn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vestizon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Westhuizen
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