Weskett Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Weskett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weskett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Weskett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weskett is most common in Canada. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weskett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Weskett are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in Canada, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,842,280. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 80 percent reside, Alberta, where 15 percent reside and Nova Scotia, where 5 percent reside. Other than Canada it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Weskett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weskett has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Weskett surname fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weskett Last Name Statistics demography

Weskett earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12% more than the national average, earning $55,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesket920/
Waskett86107/
Woskett86100/
Beskett866/
Weskeit860/
Weskitt860/
Beaskett801/
Besket7740/
Wosket7732/
Wasket7724/
Wisket772/
Beshket7123/
Wesquet717/
Byskett710/
Waskitt710/
Weischet6754/
Wischett671/
Bisskett671/

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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 Weskett
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