Westbø Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Westbø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Westbø Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway451:114,27315,150
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Westb (2) are calculated separately.

Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Westbø Demographics

Average Westbø Salary in
Norway

1,708,750 kr

Per year
Rank:
188 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00394319
Rank: 3,781 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
493.74%
Sample size: 18 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Westbø Last Name Facts

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

Westbø occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Westb. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westbø? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Westbø reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Westbø is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 114,273. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 53 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 31 percent live and Southern Norway, where 13 percent live. Beside Norway it exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Westbø Last Name Statistics demography

Westbø earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 393.74% more than the national average, earning 1,708,750 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westb972/
Vestbø83414/
Wetb801/
Westf732/
Wastb731/
Westph671/
Vetb602/
Wytb601/
Betb601/
Whitb554/
Betbh551/
Vetbh551/
Vehtb551/
Wiethp501/
Wesdpp501/
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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 Westbø
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