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Where Does The Last Name Woest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Woest is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 233,811^th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,227,115 people. The surname Woest is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Woest are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Woest is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,137 people, or 1 in 47,650. In South Africa Woest is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 49 percent live, Limpopo, where 10 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Woest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Woest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woest last name rose 1,107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woest Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Woest surname are 43.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Woest earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.77% more than the national average, earning R 619,680 per year and in United States they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $48,821 USD per year.