Westenra Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Monaco

Westenra Surname Definition:

Lord Rossmore's family spring from a very ancient race in Holland. They were naturalized in Ireland temp. Charles II. Peerage.

Westenra Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Monaco71:5,295668
England61:9,286,343223,652
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Westenra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lord Rossmore's family spring from a very ancient race in Holland. They were naturalized in Ireland temp. Charles II. Peerage.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Westenra Demographics

Westenra Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Westenra Last Name Facts

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

Westenra is found most in New Zealand. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westenra? popularity and diffusion

Westenra is the 1,785,358th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Westenra is primarily found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Westenra live; 84 percent live in Australasia and 84 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 50,880. In New Zealand it is most common in: Canterbury Region, where 26 percent reside, Wellington Region, where 21 percent reside and Nelson, where 15 percent reside. Excluding New Zealand it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Monaco, where 7 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Westenra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Westenra last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westenraad8975/
Westenraadt8419/
Westeiner822/
Westenery820/
Westenary820/
Westner801,070/
Westnor800/
Westenauer7817/
West-Henry782/
Weston-Rae781/
Wiestner75189/
Wuestner75146/
Westiner75124/
Westoner753/
Weistner751/
Westnery751/
Waestner750/
Weissteiner74775/
Weißsteiner7436/
Westenhayer743/
West-Wehner741/
Westenhauer740/
Westinner7118/
Weistaner716/
Westneyer711/
Wüstner671,580/
Wistner67195/
Wustner67144/
Wostner6733/
Wastner6718/
Wöstner678/
Wiest Neri671/
Wistnor670/
Wettenroth670/
Weisstanner63101/
Wüstiner6318/
Wustiner633/
Wisdener630/
Westanhauer630/
Huettenrauch6028/
Weis-Heitner603/
Weiss-Diener601/
Weiss-Tanner601/
Wittenrood5613/
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