Woestman Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Woestman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woestman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Woestman Last Name Facts

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

Woestman occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woestman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Woestman is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Woestman live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Woestman is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 17 percent live, Wisconsin, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Woestman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woestman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Woestman last name expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woestman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woestman surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Woestman earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $43,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woestmann94316/
Westman9310,118/
Wostman931/
Wuestman88211/
Westmann88166/
Woetmann88107/
Wostmann8876/
Woistman8860/
Weustman8813/
Waestman889/
Wiestman881/
Weistman880/
Westhman880/
Wuestmann8212/
Weistmann820/
Vestman802,209/
Wustman80157/
Voetman80134/
Wastman8038/
Wästman8012/
Waetman803/
Westmon800/
Wöstmann751,406/
Wustmann75861/
Voetmann75572/
Vestmann7575/
Wüstmann7541/
Voetmand7513/
Weiztman752/
Wastmann751/
Beastman751/
Beistman751/
Westmoon750/
Wohitman750/
Boetmann750/
Vostmann750/
Böstman6734/
Weichtmann6717/
Vastman673/
Västman672/
Bustman672/
Vastmann6317/
Vuystman631/
Baustmann5933/
Wuchtmann590/
Bustmahan590/
Baetmon531/

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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
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  • 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 Woestman
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