Westmaas Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Westmaas Surname User-submission:

The Westmaas surname comes from the river Meuse, which becomes the Maas in the Nederlands. There is village called Westmaas, where Carthusian monks had drained land between 1350 and 1400 and established themselves. It is near Binnenbedijkte Maas.

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Westmaas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4831:34,9635,873
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Canada531:695,20056,020
Suriname451:12,2803,102
England191:2,932,529101,561
Guyana141:54,4444,775
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Westmaas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Westmaas surname comes from the river Meuse, which becomes the Maas in the Nederlands. There is village called Westmaas, where Carthusian monks had drained land between 1350 and 1400 and established themselves. It is near Binnenbedijkte Maas.

- richard.allicock_1955

The surname Westmaas consists of two Dutch words: west and maas.

- tasja71

Westmaas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westmaas is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westmaas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 412,207th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,614,120 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Westmaas are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 483 people, or 1 in 34,963. In The Netherlands Westmaas is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 51 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and Gelderland, where 8 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Westmaas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westmaas last name are 49.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 96.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westmaas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.99% less than the national average, earning R 175,884 per year; in United States they earn 31.26% more than the national average, earning $56,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $53,455 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westmas9320/
Westmass8811/
Westma862/
Wetmaha8028/
Bestmas802/
Bestmaa801/
Westmead752/
Westmose751/
Westmoos751/
Betmas7110/
Westmo719/
Bestma718/
Westmeath716/
Wijstma6741/
Veitmaa6716/
Whitmas679/
Vetmaha672/
Bestmah671/
Weythma671/
Whitmaa671/
Wittmas670/
Witmash670/

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