Westa Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Westa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
Kenya491:942,44733,788
Poland481:791,84963,527
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Westa (295) may also be a first name.

Westa Last Name Facts

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

Westa occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 849,693rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name Westa occurs mostly in Asia, where 31 percent of Westa live; 30 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 513,559th most commonly held first name globally, held by 295 people.

The last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 1,406,906. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Bali, where 73 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 7 percent live and Riau, where 6 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Poland, where 15 percent live.

Westa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westa surname grew 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Westa are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Westa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $24,902,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 21.75% less than the national average, earning $33,764 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westad91761/
Westas9147/
Westha9110/
Weshta911/
Westay911/
Westea911/
Westga911/
Westah910/
Weschta83223/
Westadt8346/
Wesstad8322/
Weistad835/
Westaya834/
Westead831/
Westhau831/
Westhea831/
Westath830/
Westhay830/
Vesta809,381/
Besta808,757/
Wasta801,988/
Weste80838/
Wista80586/
Westi80255/
Westy80100/
Westo8032/
Wosta8025/
Uesta802/
Wysta801/
Westhaus77143/
Wedstadt771/
Weystead771/
Bestha733,804/
Beshta73850/
Vestad73533/
Viesta73290/
Bestea73221/
Weuste73214/
Wueste73201/
Veshta73176/
Wechta73164/
Westie73151/
Vestah7385/
Vestas7377/
Weiste7362/
Bejsta7352/
Vestea7349/
Beasta7348/
Weisto7325/
Wastha7322/
Beista7321/
Westee7319/
Beszta7318/
Huesta7316/
Westhä7316/
Westey7314/
Hwasta7313/
Bestay7313/
Westje7313/
Bestta738/
Westhi738/
Westoo736/
Bestai735/
Bestaa735/
Vestha735/
Vessta735/
Wiesti734/
Vestau734/
Veasta734/
Bessta733/
Westip733/
Veista732/
Westhe732/
Beesta731/
Wystad731/
Washta731/
Westeu731/
Westoy731/
Westte731/
Wieste731/
Westti731/
Westit731/
Westot731/
Waszta731/
Wastai731/
Wyszta731/
Wastah731/
Wistah731/
Weaste730/
Weasti730/
Westty730/
Wettstead7148/
Wettstadt711/
Weddstadt710/
Westedt67388/
Beschta67317/
Øvestad67133/
Veshtaj6772/
Veastad6761/
Wejster6752/
Wedsted6741/
Beshtau6736/
Westhed6734/
Beshtah6734/
Westich6728/
Waschta6715/
Beshtea6713/
Westott677/
Westädt677/
Wesster676/
Weychta675/
Huestas674/
Vejstad674/
Beshtha673/
Wasteau673/
Vieszta673/
Weisted672/
Weester672/
Wehster672/
Westest672/
Westhui672/
Beshtay672/
Wasthay672/
Beastha671/
Bestaha671/
Wesdter671/
Westgoi671/
Whetsto671/
Wasztaj671/
Veistad671/
Vestach671/
Wuistaz671/
Wwester671/
Wistadt671/
Westiey671/
Westesp670/
Beastay670/
Vestadt670/
Wistest670/
Wetstet670/
Whieste670/
Westerr670/

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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 Westa
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