Väster Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Väster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
The alternate forms: Vaster (120) are calculated separately.
Väster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Väster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Väster is carried by more people in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Vaster. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Väster? popularity and diffusion
The last name Väster is the 2,460,878th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Väster are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 34,784. Beside Estonia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 38 percent live.
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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 Väster
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