Westem Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Westem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

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 surname Westem is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 prevalent forename internationally, borne by 8 people.

Westem is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent are found, Louisiana, where 33 percent are found and South Carolina, where 33 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found.

Westem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westem has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhem9210/
Westtem920/
Westheim86396/
Westen831,941/
Wastem8340/
Westim8315/
Bestem8311/
Westne832/
Westheime801/
Wettsteim801/
Weusten77505/
Westeng77155/
Westeen77132/
Weisten7742/
Westien7727/
Wiesten7716/
Wetsten7715/
Wuesten7714/
Wasteem771/
Westaim771/
Westenn770/
Westn732/
Wexsteen71252/
Vestheim71214/
Whetsten7135/
Weisteen7115/
Wetsteen7115/
Wexstten7114/
Weidsten7110/
Wejdsten717/
Wettsten712/
Westgeen711/
Weexsten711/
Weistien710/
Westin676,123/
Besten671,132/
Wastim67317/
Westyn6765/
Wisten6763/
Weexsteen6755/
Westén6745/
Vesten6730/
Vestim6716/
Uesten676/
Uestim674/
Bestim671/
Whetstime671/
Bextem671/
Wostym671/
Wostim671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis