Woester Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Woester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Woester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woester is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Woester click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woester? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Woester are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Woester is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Woester is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 82 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Woester exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent reside.

Woester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Woester surname contracted 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woester last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Woester earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woeshter930/
Wester9217,658/
Woster92304/
Wooster865,050/
Boester86344/
Weuster86174/
Wuester86142/
Westher86122/
Weszter8635/
Wostear8626/
Wouster8624/
Westerh8623/
Voester8611/
Westter868/
Wesster866/
Wosster862/
Weester862/
Wehster862/
Whoster861/
Wesdter861/
Westeir861/
Wwester861/
Westear860/
Weshter860/
Westerr860/
Weschter8015/
Wuesther802/
Whosther801/
Woechter801/
Woostear800/
Boestter800/
Whooster800/
Vester777,523/
Voster771,457/
Wüster77745/
Waster77112/
Wuster7794/
Wöster7732/
Wäster7719/
Uester772/
Westjr772/
Wozter770/
Waeschter755/
Beuster711,222/
Bouster71141/
Wuister71109/
Wuyster7166/
Huester7162/
Wuszter7149/
Vostier7135/
Wastier7121/
Vestier7121/
Veshter7118/
Voshter7115/
Vesterå7112/
Vesther7111/
Booheister719/
Vesterø718/
Vaester713/
Washter712/
Vosster712/
Wohisteher711/
Wasster711/
Wauster711/
Wasther711/
Vouster710/
Wastter710/
Vesster710/
Whuster710/
Wuijster67164/
Booister6785/
Waschter673/
Baoister671/
Boushter671/
Bohister670/
Weuchter670/

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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 Woester
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