Woestmann Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Woestmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 300 | 1:268,352 | 28,532 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Woestmann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woestmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woestmann occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woestmann? popularity and diffusion
The surname Woestmann is the 860,770th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Woestmann are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Woestmann is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 268,352. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Hesse, where 8 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Woestmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Woestmann has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woestman | 94 | 187 | / |
| Westmann | 94 | 166 | / |
| Wostmann | 94 | 76 | / |
| Wuestmann | 89 | 12 | / |
| Westman | 88 | 10,118 | / |
| Wostman | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wöstmann | 82 | 1,406 | / |
| Wuestman | 82 | 211 | / |
| Vestmann | 82 | 75 | / |
| Weustman | 82 | 13 | / |
| Waestman | 82 | 9 | / |
| Wastmann | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vostmann | 82 | 0 | / |
| Westhman | 82 | 0 | / |
| Vestman | 75 | 2,209 | / |
| Wastman | 75 | 38 | / |
| Wästman | 75 | 12 | / |
| Westmon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vastmann | 71 | 17 | / |
| Westmoon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Böstman | 63 | 34 | / |
| Vastman | 63 | 3 | / |
| Västman | 63 | 2 | / |
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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 Woestmann
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