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 is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woestman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Woestman live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States Woestman is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 17 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Woestman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woestman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woestman last name expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woestman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Woestman 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
  • 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 Woestman
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