Weskott Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weskott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weskott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2451:328,59432,651
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Weskott Last Name Facts

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

Weskott is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weskott? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 996,001st most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Weskott reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 328,594. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent are found, Bavaria, where 12 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Weskott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weskott has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiskott9351/
Wescott867,215/
Wiskott8637/
Wyskott8612/
Weiskot862/
Wesko83132/
Wescotte8010/
Wesscott805/
Wisskott801/
Wescoott800/
Wesccott800/
Weascott800/
Wescotts800/
Waskot772,022/
Wescot7750/
Wiskot7744/
Weszko777/
Weskop772/
Weisko771/
Bekott771/
Beskot771/
Wiesko771/
Wejsko771/
Wecott770/
Wykott770/
Weshko770/
Weko731,356/
Wiscott71111/
Weiskop7121/
Wescoth7117/
Weiskat718/
Weschko716/
Wieszko715/
Wescote712/
Wißkott712/
Wetcott712/
Weskopf712/
Wescost712/
Bescott711/
Weiseko711/
Wejszko711/
Wescoht711/
Wascott711/
Wasqott710/
Wedcott710/
Wescutt710/
Wesscot710/
Wescatt710/
Wescoot710/
Weekhout67253/
Wesco67196/
Vesko67121/
Weiko67102/
Wetschko6757/
Wisko6749/
Weako6745/
Wysko6738/
Wecko6729/
Wejko6723/
Wekou6718/
Wehko6716/
Wekat6712/
Wekko6711/
Weiskopp679/
Wekoh677/
Weyko676/
Weiskoph675/
Wekoi672/
Weeko672/
Wieko672/
Hweko672/
Wekho671/
Wekgo671/
Wetko671/
Weatcott670/
Wecot670/
Wettcott670/

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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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  • 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 Weskott
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