Westem Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Westem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Westem (8) may also be a first name.
Westem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westem is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westem.
How Common Is The Last Name Westem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Westem reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used first name globally, held by 8 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Westem is most numerous in: California, where 33 percent reside, Louisiana, where 33 percent reside and South Carolina, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside.
Westem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Westem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westem surname declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhem | 92 | 10 | / |
| Westtem | 92 | 0 | / |
| Westheim | 86 | 396 | / |
| Westen | 83 | 1,941 | / |
| Wastem | 83 | 40 | / |
| Westim | 83 | 15 | / |
| Bestem | 83 | 11 | / |
| Westne | 83 | 2 | / |
| Westheime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wettsteim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weusten | 77 | 505 | / |
| Westeng | 77 | 155 | / |
| Westeen | 77 | 132 | / |
| Weisten | 77 | 42 | / |
| Westien | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wiesten | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wetsten | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wuesten | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wasteem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Westaim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Westenn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Westn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wexsteen | 71 | 252 | / |
| Vestheim | 71 | 214 | / |
| Whetsten | 71 | 35 | / |
| Weisteen | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wetsteen | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wexstten | 71 | 14 | / |
| Weidsten | 71 | 10 | / |
| Wejdsten | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wettsten | 71 | 2 | / |
| Westgeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weexsten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weistien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westin | 67 | 6,123 | / |
| Besten | 67 | 1,132 | / |
| Wastim | 67 | 317 | / |
| Westyn | 67 | 65 | / |
| Wisten | 67 | 63 | / |
| Weexsteen | 67 | 55 | / |
| Westén | 67 | 45 | / |
| Vesten | 67 | 30 | / |
| Vestim | 67 | 16 | / |
| Uesten | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uestim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bestim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whetstime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bextem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wostym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wostim | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Westem
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