West-Hansen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

West-Hansen Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: West & Hansen.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

West-Hansen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England41:13,929,515290,718

West-Hansen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name West-Hansen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name West-Hansen has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of West-Hansen.

How Common Is The Last Name West-Hansen? popularity and diffusion

The surname West-Hansen is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of West-Hansen are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 513,156. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 45 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 36 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westenhausen780/
Westenhuisen701/
Wastenson6031/
Wistonson605/
Wastensson5744/

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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 West-Hansen
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