Westbey Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Honduras

Westbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Westbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westbey is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westbey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Westbey are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Westbey is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 45 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live and Texas, where 15 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Honduras, where 20 percent live.

Westbey Last Name Statistics demography

Westbey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westby925,778/
Westbay86545/
Westbee8618/
Westbie869/
Westber864/
Westbuy861/
Westboe861/
Vestby77899/
Westba776/
Westvy773/
Wastby771/
Wistby770/
Westbeech757/
Vestbie7114/
Vestbye7111/
Vestboe715/
Bestbuy711/
Vestbed711/
Westvay711/
Wastboy710/
Westbach671/
Vistby6215/
Uestbas571/
Bestviya531/

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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 Westbey
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