Wostyn Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wostyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wostyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1981:58,0649,401
France701:948,896108,010
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Wostyn Last Name Facts

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

Wostyn occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wostyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 921,780th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The surname Wostyn is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wostyn live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 58,064. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live and Walloon Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Belgium this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Wostyn Last Name Statistics demography

Wostyn earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.23% more than the national average, earning $64,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woestyn92223/
Wostyna922/
Wastyn83370/
Wosten83102/
Wostin833/
Wostym831/
Woostn830/
Wostijn7748/
Woesten7724/
Wasztyn776/
Wodsten775/
Wostion771/
Woosten771/
Woostin770/
Bostn732/
Wustn731/
Woestijn7144/
Wodsteen711/
Woostion710/
Bosten67735/
Wüsten67690/
Bostin67110/
Wusten6773/
Wastin6743/
Bastyn6720/
Wustin6715/
Vosten6714/
Wasten675/
Bost'n673/
Vostin673/
Washtn672/
Wostim671/
Vastyn671/
Woodstend671/

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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 Wostyn
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