Westaby Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Westaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
England581:960,65648,451
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Westaby Last Name Facts

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

Westaby is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Westaby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westaby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 978,274th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Westaby reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 40 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Westaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westaby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 882 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westaby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westaby last name are 16.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.7% registered with the party.

Westaby earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $43,639 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westoby86930/
Vestaby8610/
Weitaby863/
Westawy862/
Westeby861/
Westabe861/
Westaba860/
Westaway802,364/
Weathaby801/
Westtoby801/
Westavay800/
Westawey800/
Wetaba77497/
Witaby770/
Westhaber751/
Bestawy71459/
Waitaby71197/
Wasteby717/
Wästeby715/
Westovy711/
Westobe710/
Whitaby710/
Beshtavy67173/
Whittaby677/
Wiestawa674/
Westebee673/
Westober672/
Beshtawy671/
Westaver671/
Bestabai671/
Westavis670/

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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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  • 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 Westaby
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