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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woester? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 82 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 39 percent live.

Woester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woester last name declined 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 US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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