Westensee Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Westensee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westensee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany841:958,39866,883
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Denmark461:122,71111,225
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England11:55,718,059489,080

Westensee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westensee is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Westensee.

How Common Is The Last Name Westensee? popularity and diffusion

Westensee is the 1,101,507th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Westensee reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 958,398. In Germany Westensee is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 73 percent reside, Hamburg, where 17 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent reside. Barring Germany Westensee is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Denmark, where 21 percent reside.

Westensee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westensee last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westensee earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 22.39% less than the national average, earning R 184,428 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westensøe895/
Westensett840/
Westenje824/
Westenge821/
Vetense7519/
Wetenge754/
Vietense71130/
Wetensai712/
Wistence710/
Westency710/
Wettenger671/
Whistence670/
Wethentje670/

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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 Westensee
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