Westmaas Surname
Approximately 846 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWestmaas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 483 | 1:34,963 | 5,873 |
| United States | 196 | 1:1,849,280 | 120,610 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Guyana | 14 | 1:54,444 | 4,775 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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_1955The surname Westmaas consists of two Dutch words: west and maas.
- tasja71Westmaas Demographics
Average Westmaas Salary in
United States
$56,638 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westmaas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westmaas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westmaas has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westmaas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 412,207th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,614,120 people. This surname is primarily 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.
This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 483 people, or 1 in 34,963. In The Netherlands Westmaas is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 51 percent are found, North Holland, where 18 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.
Westmaas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Westmaas surname are 49.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 96.15% being registered with the 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.
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