Westel Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Westel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Westel (37) may also be a first name.

Westel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westel is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Westel are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Westel is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name globally, borne by 37 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Westel is most frequent in: Illinois, where 60 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and North Carolina, where 15 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Westel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westel surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westel last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Westel earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.14% less than the national average, earning $26,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.61% more than the national average, earning $66,879 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westell92588/
Westeel92281/
Wuestel925/
Wiestel925/
Weistel924/
Weestel922/
Whestel920/
Westl913/
Weastell86173/
Whestell864/
Westthel861/
Woestell861/
Bestel831,344/
Vestel83213/
Wistel8385/
Wastel8355/
Wostel8317/
Westil837/
Westøl835/
Wystel835/
Weztel834/
Wesztl832/
Westll830/
Wastell771,552/
Beistel77187/
Vestiel7799/
Viestel7770/
Wastiel7727/
Wiestål7721/
Wechtel7716/
Besstel7712/
Bestell7712/
Wejstål777/
Wistell777/
Wesstøl776/
Vestell773/
Westgil771/
Wosztel771/
Vestoel771/
Vesstel771/
Washtel771/
Veystel771/
Beystel770/
Wostell770/
Waistel770/
Vesteel770/
Wastl731,426/
Wistl7387/
Wostl7366/
Wöstl731/
Vestl731/
Waistell71340/
Washtell7155/
Whistell715/
Whystell713/
Beschtel712/
Wajcetel712/
Hwistell711/
Beastell710/
Bestil671,002/
Vestil67801/
Vistel67273/
Vestøl67241/
Vastel67113/
Wechtl6791/
Bistel6773/
Böstel6741/
Wasztl6735/
Bextel6722/
Bästel6716/
Wastøl6711/
Vesztl679/
Vöstel675/
Wostil672/
Vostel671/
Whytstell671/
Vestöl671/
Vextel671/

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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
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  • 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 Westel
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