Westerback Surname
Approximately 578 people bear this surname
Westerback Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 264 | 1:20,821 | 2,945 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Sweden | 122 | 1:80,711 | 5,995 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Westerbäck (14) are calculated separately.
Westerback Demographics
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Westerback Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerback Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westerback is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Westerbäck. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerback? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 552,088th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. Westerback occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Westerback reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 20,821. In Finland Westerback is most numerous in: Ostrobothnia, where 57 percent live, Uusimaa, where 27 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 11 percent live. Outside of Finland this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Sweden, where 21 percent live.
Westerback Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Westerback has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westerback last name rose 14,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Westerback Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Westerback last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Westerback earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.13% more than the national average, earning $53,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $55,581 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerbäck | 97 | 14 | / |
| Westerbacka | 95 | 52 | / |
| Westerbeck | 90 | 730 | / |
| Vesterback | 90 | 143 | / |
| Westerbakk | 90 | 14 | / |
| Wästerback | 90 | 1 | / |
| Westerbick | 90 | 0 | / |
| Westerbake | 90 | 0 | / |
| Westerbeak | 90 | 0 | / |
| Westerbecke | 86 | 8 | / |
| Westerbeek | 80 | 1,725 | / |
| Westerbeke | 80 | 319 | / |
| Vesterbakk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wästerbäck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witterback | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vetterback | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westerbeeke | 76 | 21 | / |
| Westerbeg | 74 | 2 | / |
| Westrbook | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bitterback | 70 | 0 | / |
| West Horpk | 60 | 1 | / |
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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 Westerback
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