Westan Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Westan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
India101:76,706,538639,611
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Westan (55) may also be a first name.

Westan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westan (Marathi: टन) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westan.

How Common Is The Last Name Westan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Westan are found; 42 percent are found in South Asia and 29 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Westan is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 55 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Westan is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 92 percent live and East New Britain, where 8 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent live and Pakistan, where 20 percent live.

Westan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westan last name fell 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westan Last Name Statistics demography

Westan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Westan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Westan in the Marathi language
टनtana-

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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 Westan
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