Woestman

Woestman Meaning & Origin

About Woestman
The surname Woestman is of Dutch origin and is derived from the word "woest," meaning "wild" or "desolate," and "man," meaning "man." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Woestman can be interpreted as "wild man" or "man of the wilderness." It likely originated as a nickname for someone who lived in or had characteristics associated with a wild or desolate area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Woestman is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Woestman: 133
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 128,249
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Woestman based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Woestman is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASTMN
🗽 NYSIIS
WANA
🔊 Soundex
W023505
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W OW1 S T M AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/woestman*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASTMN', 'FSTMN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W235

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Woestman in Braille

Here's how to represent Woestman in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Woestman in braille

How to sign the name Woestman using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Woestman using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Woestman in sign language

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