Weststrate Surname

292,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weststrate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weststrate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1271:14,9842,250
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Weststrate Last Name Facts

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

Weststrate is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weststrate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 292,450th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,575,781 people. Weststrate occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Weststrate live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,127 people, or 1 in 14,984. In The Netherlands Weststrate is most common in: Zeeland, where 46 percent are found, South Holland, where 23 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands Weststrate is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Weststrate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weststrate has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weststrate surname increased 1,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weststrate Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weststrate last name are 44.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weststrate earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning R 225,132 per year; in United States they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $55,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westestrate951/
Weststerate950/
Weststirrat861/
Wytstraete803/
West-Stewart732/
Wisetsutrit6713/

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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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  • 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 Weststrate
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