Westcarr Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Westcarr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westcarr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1161:24,7411,999
England1011:551,66433,983
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Westcarr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westcarr is found most in Jamaica. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westcarr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname Westcarr occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Westcarr are found; 40 percent are found in Caribbean and 40 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

Westcarr is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 24,741. In Jamaica Westcarr is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 81 percent are found, Cornwall County, where 9 percent are found and Surrey County, where 9 percent are found. Not including Jamaica Westcarr is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Westcarr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westcarr surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Westcarr earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $45,783 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westcar9366/
Westcart882/
Westcare882/
Wescar862/
Westcarth8275/
Westcor803/
Wetkar7110/
Uescar718/
Vescar712/
Huescar67957/
Wastkar676/
Wiscarz673/
Vetcare672/
Wischar671/
Wesdkar671/
Whitcar671/
Bestzar670/

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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 Westcarr
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