Woestyn Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Woestyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 161 | 1:71,408 | 11,406 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Woestyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woestyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Woestyn is most common in Belgium. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Woestyn.
How Common Is The Last Name Woestyn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Woestyn is the 1,098,270th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Woestyn are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Woestyn is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 71,408. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 57 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 34 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Belgium this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wostyn | 92 | 287 | / |
| Westyn | 92 | 65 | / |
| Woesten | 86 | 24 | / |
| Westn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Woestijn | 80 | 44 | / |
| Westin | 77 | 6,123 | / |
| Westen | 77 | 1,941 | / |
| Wastyn | 77 | 370 | / |
| Wosten | 77 | 102 | / |
| Westén | 77 | 45 | / |
| Woeten | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wostin | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wöstyn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woostn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Boesten | 71 | 796 | / |
| Weusten | 71 | 505 | / |
| Voesten | 71 | 362 | / |
| Westeen | 71 | 132 | / |
| Wostijn | 71 | 48 | / |
| Weisten | 71 | 42 | / |
| Westien | 71 | 27 | / |
| Westijn | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wiesten | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wuesten | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wasztyn | 71 | 6 | / |
| Woeting | 71 | 3 | / |
| Woosten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westinn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westtin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Woostin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weastin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westenn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weustink | 67 | 522 | / |
| Weisteen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weidsten | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wejdsten | 67 | 7 | / |
| Woetthin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weusting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wustn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weistien | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Woestyn
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