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 Male Westhuizen Height
177.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Westhuizen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westhuizen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westhuizen has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Westhuizen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westhuizen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 394,847th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,151,617 people. It is predominantly 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 Westhuizen is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 745 people, or 1 in 72,722. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 51 percent live, Western Cape, where 26 percent live and Free State, where 6 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.
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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