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
Woestmann occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Woestmann? popularity and diffusion
Woestmann is the 860,770th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Woestmann reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Woestmann is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 268,352. In Germany Woestmann is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Hesse, where 8 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany Woestmann exists in 8 countries. It is also common 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 number of people carrying the Woestmann surname contracted 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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