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 surname Weskett occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weskett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Weskett live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,842,280. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 80 percent live, Alberta, where 15 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 5 percent live. Outside of Canada it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Belgium, where 7 percent live.

Weskett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weskett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Weskett surname decreased 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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