Westenhiser Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Westenhiser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westenhiser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Westenhiser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westenhiser occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westenhiser? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westenhiser is the 2,605,694th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Westenhiser reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Westenhiser is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 20 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 18 percent are found.

Westenhiser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westenhiser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westenhiser last name increased 688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westenhiser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westenhiser last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Westenhiser earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.33% more than the national average, earning $57,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westenhizer913/
Wechtenhiser8763/
Westenhouser8712/
Westenheuser871/
Westenhauser870/
Westdenser861/
Wechtenheiser830/
Wechtenhizer780/
Wichtenhiser780/

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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 Westenhiser
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