Wesst Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wesst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wesst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wesst is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wesst is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Wesst is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wesst reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Wesst is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 20 percent are found, Colorado, where 20 percent are found and Indiana, where 20 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 40 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Wesst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wesst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wesst last name declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wesst Last Name Statistics demography

Wesst earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisst910/
West89409,029/
Wess892,546/
Weiss80195,790/
Wiest8011,402/
Weist804,046/
Wuest803,285/
Woest801,724/
Westh801,707/
Weast801,154/
Wesse80869/
Weste80838/
Wiess80780/
Besst80187/
Weess80117/
Weïss80115/
Wisst8095/
Weest8060/
Wejss8055/
Weust8035/
Westt8032/
Weyss8030/
Wessh8010/
Weyst809/
Whest807/
Weszt805/
Wedst802/
Weuss802/
Wessx801/
Vesst801/
Weass801/
Westd801/
Wetss801/
Wwest800/
Wuess800/
Westz800/
Whess800/
Waest800/
Wes7514,950/
Wet751,299/
Weisse733,468/
Wieszt73373/
Wueste73201/
Weiste7362/
Woehst7354/
Weysse7324/
Weïsse7323/
Wescht7312/
Weisss738/
Wejset737/
Weihss737/
Weijst736/
Weiszt734/
Weesse732/
Wheist732/
Westhe732/
D'West732/
Weastt731/
Westph731/
Westte731/
Wheiss731/
Weissh731/
Wesssh731/
Whesse731/
Westch731/
Vesste731/
Wouest731/
Weussz731/
Weaste730/
Wweest730/
Whiest730/
Weschs730/
Weistt730/
Best67110,527/
Weis6743,949/
Wyss6722,827/
Vest6717,723/
Bess6715,374/
Wete675,922/
Wiss673,828/
Wies673,064/
Vess672,938/
Wist672,226/
Wese671,896/
Weth671,618/
Veysset671,094/
Weit671,052/
Wast67735/
Wees67665/
Wett67561/
Wesh67523/
Weht67443/
Weas67350/
Wejs67349/
Weiseth67342/
Wiet67306/
Wesz67230/
Weys67225/
Weet67164/
Weus67156/
Weisæth6753/
Wehs6750/
Weat6746/
Uest6744/
Wejt6738/
Whet6733/
Wäss6732/
Wöst6732/
Wost6727/
Wyst6723/
Wäst6722/
Westová6718/
Wesj6716/
Wjst6715/
Vwet6714/
Weut6711/
Uess678/
Hwes678/
Wext678/
Wuet677/
Wedt674/
Wues674/
Wesd674/
Weås674/
Veisset673/
Hwet673/
Weyt672/
D'Weiss671/
Whes671/
Weishet671/
Weisseh671/
Weesseh671/
Wessová671/
Wexs671/
Weïs671/
Wuescht671/
Wèst671/
D'Weast671/
Weissed671/
Wesx671/
Wezs671/

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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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  • 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 Wesst
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