Westenius Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Westenius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 30 | 1:183,223 | 15,926 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Westenius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westenius Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westenius occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westenius? popularity and diffusion
Westenius is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Westenius occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Westenius reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 183,223. In Finland Westenius is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 87 percent reside, Southern Savonia, where 7 percent reside and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Finland it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 31 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetenius | 94 | 7 | / |
| Vestenius | 89 | 21 | / |
| Wistenius | 89 | 6 | / |
| Westinius | 89 | 5 | / |
| Wastenius | 89 | 1 | / |
| Westenhaus | 84 | 0 | / |
| Witenius | 82 | 3 | / |
| Wittenius | 78 | 25 | / |
| Withenius | 78 | 8 | / |
| Vastenius | 78 | 2 | / |
| Wetenhous | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wettenhaus | 74 | 0 | / |
| Vitenius | 71 | 8 | / |
| Whistenhaus | 70 | 0 | / |
| Vithenius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wittenhaus | 63 | 18 | / |
| Veitenhaus | 63 | 9 | / |
| Betheneous | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wittenhous | 63 | 0 | / |
| Vitinius | 59 | 18 | / |
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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 Westenius
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