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Where Does The Last Name Wester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wester occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 30,245^th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 412,705 people. The last name Wester occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wester reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wester is also the 186,675^th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 1,696 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7,870 people, or 1 in 46,056. In The United States Wester is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Wester is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and Sweden, where 14 percent live.

Wester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wester surname increased 896 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 71 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wester surname is principally Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wester last name are 11.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.36% registered with the party.

The amount Wester earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.31% more than the national average, earning 354,089 kr per year; in Peru they earn 31.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,423 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.59% more than the national average, earning R 460,044 per year; in Colombia they earn 43.4% less than the national average, earning $12,849,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.36% less than the national average, earning $42,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $50,188 CAD per year.