Westelius Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1111:88,7106,513
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Westelius Last Name Facts

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

Westelius is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westelius? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,637,889th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Westelius live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 88,710. In Sweden it is most common in: Gävleborg County, where 51 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside and Kalmar County, where 9 percent reside. Beside Sweden it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Westelius Last Name Statistics demography

Westelius earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 34.63% less than the national average, earning 226,244 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wastelius8918/
Wettelius892/
Besteliu827/
Weatheliu781/
Witelus75136/
Wytelus756/
Bitelius715/
Beşteliu711/
Besteleu711/
Vitelius711/
Betelu67499/
Whiteluis671/
Vetelu671/
Wisteylou671/
Witelu670/
Beteluz638/
Bethelu636/
Vitelus634/
Witeluś631/
Betelau631/
Betilus630/
Beşteleu591/
Weitleou591/
Vitélius591/
Vettielu591/
Whiteloud561/
Bitelu5335/
Betelú531/
Bitilus501/
Bitelou501/

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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 Westelius
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