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

The last name Wester occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname Wester is the 30,245^th most commonly occurring surname 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. It is also the 186,675^th most frequent first name globally, borne by 1,696 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 7,870 people, or 1 in 46,056. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and North Carolina, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs 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 frequency of Wester has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 896 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 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 holding 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 with the Republican Party 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.