Wescot Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Saint Martin

Wescot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wescot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia301:1,592,46911,125
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Saint Martin11:35,156229
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

Wescot (45) may also be a first name.

Wescot Last Name Facts

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

Wescot occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wescot? popularity and diffusion

Wescot is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wescot reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 60 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Wescot is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 45 people.

Wescot is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,592,469. In Colombia Wescot is most prevalent in: Meta Department, where 53 percent live, Capital District, where 27 percent live and Vichada Department, where 17 percent live. Other than Colombia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Wescot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wescot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wescot Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wescot earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 19.72% less than the national average, earning $18,225,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 53.26% less than the national average, earning $20,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wescott927,215/
Westcot92151/
Wescoth9217/
Wescote922/
Wescost922/
Wescoht921/
Wesscot920/
Wescoot920/
Westcott8614,168/
Wescotte8610/
Wesscott865/
Westcoot861/
Weascott860/
Wescoott860/
Wesccott860/
Westcout860/
Wescotts860/
Wiscot83640/
Bescot8320/
Vescot830/
Wescat830/
Wescut830/
Wesstcott801/
Weastcott800/
Weskott77257/
Wiscott77111/
Bescout7722/
Westcat772/
Weiskot772/
Bescott771/
Wiscote771/
Wascott771/
Wescaat770/
Wescutt770/
Weiscut770/
Wescatt770/
Waiscot770/
Weiskott7151/
Wischott7122/
Wiscoust711/
Westsott711/
Westcatt710/
Westcaat710/
Westcutt710/
Waskot672,022/
Wascat67281/
Biscot67102/
Wiskot6744/
Viscot6716/
Wiszot677/
Vascot675/
Bescat671/
Beskot671/

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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 Wescot
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