Woestenburg Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Woestenburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woestenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4231:39,9226,771
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Woestenburg Last Name Facts

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

Woestenburg occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Woestenburg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 606,498th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 14,261,342 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Woestenburg live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 39,922. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 50 percent are found, South Holland, where 15 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.

Woestenburg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Woestenburg earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.55% more than the national average, earning $46,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.89% less than the national average, earning $37,318 CAD per year.

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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
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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 Woestenburg
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