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 occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Woester is primarily 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.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Woester is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 82 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 39 percent live.

Woester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Woester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woester surname decreased 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woester are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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