Westbye Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Westbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6021:8,542907
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Westbye Last Name Facts

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

Westbye is found most frequently in Norway. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Westbye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westbye? popularity and diffusion

Westbye is the 497,277th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Westbye reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Westbye is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 602 people, or 1 in 8,542. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 89 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 5 percent reside and Western Norway, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Norway this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Westbye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westbye surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

The amount Westbye earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.17% more than the national average, earning 346,676 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.7% less than the national average, earning $27,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $51,141 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westby925,778/
Westoby86930/
Westbay86545/
Westaby86264/
Westbey8625/
Westbee8618/
Vestbye8611/
Westbie869/
Westboe861/
Westbuy861/
Westeby861/
Westabe861/
Westuby860/
Westobe860/
Westb832/
West Abiye821/
Westebbe80133/
West-Bey8023/
Westebee803/
Westtoby801/
Westbeay800/
Westpy7760/
Westbø7746/
Westbo7728/
Westib778/
Westba776/
Westab772/
Westbu771/
Wastby771/
Wistby770/
West-Webbe7116/
Vestbie7114/
Westuba7110/
Wasteby717/
Wästeby715/
Westibi711/
West-Ba711/
Westiep710/
Westaba710/
Wastboy710/
Westeppe6711/
Weisstub6710/
West-Ebi678/
Westbawa671/
Wastb671/
Weistaub670/

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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 Westbye
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