Westaway Surname

180,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Westaway Surname Definition:

= Westway (q.v.) with phon. intrus. -a-.

Westaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8531:31,6484,209
England7701:72,3618,270
Canada2751:133,98413,895
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
South Africa721:752,46852,376
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Wales261:119,0209,008
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6461:37,7334,871
Jersey101:5,188903
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Westaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Westway (q.v.) with phon. intrus. -a-.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Westaway Last Name Facts

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

Westaway is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Westaway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westaway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 180,319th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,082,718 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 39 percent of Westaway are found; 39 percent are found in Australasia and 39 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 853 people, or 1 in 31,648. In Australia Westaway is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 37 percent reside, New South Wales, where 34 percent reside and Victoria, where 19 percent reside. Not including Australia this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Westaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westaway has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Westaway last name expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,330 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westaway last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Westaway earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning R 255,144 per year; in United States they earn 0.96% less than the national average, earning $42,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,759 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westawy932/
Wetaway931/
Wiestawa884/
Westavay880/
Westawey880/
Westeway880/
Bestawy80459/
Westaby80264/
Wistawa8021/
Wastawa802/
Wastawy801/
Whitaway752/
Betawayi751/
Bettaway751/
Wetawash751/
Beshtawy751/
Whiteaway7174/
Wistawiya717/
Wetowa714/
Wetava712/
Bethawayo711/
Vetawa711/
Witawa711/
Vastawayi711/
Vestaby6710/
Waitawa676/
Vastawa674/
Weitaby673/
Wettawe671/
Betawah671/
Wojtawa671/
Westovy671/
Wastava671/
Westabe671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Westaway
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