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 last name Westel is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Westel is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Westel reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Westel is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name Westel is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Westel is mostly found in: Illinois, where 60 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and North Carolina, where 15 percent are found. Besides The United States Westel is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Westel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westel last name expanded 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 national average, with 83.33% being registered with the 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Westel
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