Westad Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Westad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4701:10,9411,215
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Westad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westad is found most frequently in Norway. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westad? popularity and diffusion

Westad is the 447,670th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,576,276 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Westad live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Westad is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 10,941. In Norway Westad is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 48 percent are found, Western Norway, where 40 percent are found and Central Norway, where 9 percent are found. Other than Norway Westad is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Westad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westad surname grew 22,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westad last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westad earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning 336,724 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.96% more than the national average, earning $49,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% less than the national average, earning $45,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westadt9246/
Wesstad9222/
Wiestad9220/
Woestad927/
Weistad925/
Westead921/
Westa91322/
Westhead862,408/
Wågestad869/
Wedstadt861/
Westgaud861/
Weystead861/
Vestad83533/
Westas8347/
Wistad8318/
Wastad8312/
Westha8310/
Wetaid831/
Wystad831/
Weshta831/
Westat831/
Westay831/
Westea831/
Westga831/
Westah830/
Wostad830/
Weta802,421/
Wettstead8048/
Westgahtd801/
Wettstadt801/
Weddstadt800/
Weschta77223/
Øvestad77133/
Veastad7761/
Viestad7736/
Westate7734/
Beistad7723/
Waastad7714/
Vejstad774/
Wistead773/
Westgat773/
Westood772/
Bestead771/
Wethead771/
Westhau771/
Veistad771/
Beastad771/
Wistadt771/
Westhea771/
Westath770/
Westhay770/
Wastead770/
Beshtad770/
Bestadt770/
Vestadt770/
Vesta739,381/
Besta738,757/
Wetta73755/
Wista73586/
Hweta73365/
Wetha73117/
Wheta7395/
Wetea7369/
Weuta7361/
Weita7351/
Wetah7333/
Westo7332/
Vweta7321/
Wieta7317/
Weata739/
Weeta736/
Weyta735/
Vetad734/
Betad734/
Wetau734/
Uesta732/
Wysta731/
Wetai731/
Wetaz731/
Wetas731/
Westhaus71143/
Håbestad7123/
Håvestad7110/
Vågestad716/
Beistead712/
Huestead712/
Beestead711/
Waistead711/
Wihstadt711/
Witstead710/
Weathead710/
Beastead710/
Viestadt710/
Vedstead710/
Wethtadt710/
Westgait710/
Bestha673,804/
Vastad671,018/
Beshta67850/
Wittstadt67350/
Viesta67290/
Bestea67221/
Veshta67176/
Vostad67172/
Wechta67164/
Vistad67136/
Bettad6798/
Vestah6785/
Vestas6777/
Weatoa6756/
Bejsta6752/
Vestea6749/
Beasta6748/
Wetaas6727/
Weisto6725/
Beista6721/
Beszta6718/
Huesta6716/
Bystad6715/
Westey6714/
Bestay6713/
Whetha6710/
Bedtad6710/
Bestta678/
Wetapp677/
Westoo676/
Bestai675/
Bestaa675/
Vestha675/
Vessta675/
Weitai675/
Vestau674/
Veasta674/
Whiethead674/
Weetha674/
Hwetas673/
Bessta673/
Veista672/
Wettah672/
Weteau672/
Betaud672/
Wettha672/
Wettas672/
Beesta671/
Bistad671/
Whitad671/
Westeu671/
Westoy671/
Wetahu671/
Wettea671/
Weitha671/
Weatha671/
Weatay671/
Wetiea671/
Wietha671/
Wessttate671/
Weitah671/
Wejtas671/
Wetaha671/
Wetoud671/
Westot671/
Wastat671/
Wyszta671/
Bethad671/
Bextad671/
Witead671/
Wistah671/
Whitstead670/
Wethay670/
Wixtad670/

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Footnotes

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