Vestnes Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vestnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vestnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2371:21,6972,825
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vestnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vestnes is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vestnes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 998,609th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Vestnes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Vestnes reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Vestnes is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 21,697. In Norway Vestnes is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 19 percent are found and Central Norway, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Norway Vestnes is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Vestnes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vestnes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning 285,265 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.32% less than the national average, earning $32,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vetnes9237/
Vestner86604/
Vistnes86356/
Westnes8694/
Vestnys8660/
Vestney861/
Vetne8371/
Westness8043/
Vetner7777/
Vitnes772/
Westne772/
Vetney771/
Vetgne771/
Westney71623/
Beitnes7169/
Veitner7119/
Vettner719/
Wistnes716/
Veytene713/
Vestnii711/
Vetenne711/
Vitnesh711/
Vitness711/
Fostnes710/
Wuestner67146/
Westneat6755/
Betne6738/
Wuestney6732/
Vitne6717/
Wetne6714/
Vetna673/
Veettner671/
Weistner671/
Weastney670/
Beitness670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vestnes
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