Westerbacka Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Westerbacka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 32 | 1:171,772 | 15,201 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
Westerbacka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerbacka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westerbacka occurs most in Finland. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerbacka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Westerbacka is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Westerbacka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Westerbacka reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 171,772. In Finland it is most common in: Satakunta, where 44 percent live, Ostrobothnia, where 25 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 13 percent live. Beside Finland this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerback | 95 | 578 | / |
| Vesterbacka | 91 | 176 | / |
| Westerbeck | 86 | 730 | / |
| Westerbäck | 86 | 14 | / |
| Westerbakk | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wästerback | 86 | 1 | / |
| Westerbake | 86 | 0 | / |
| Westerbick | 86 | 0 | / |
| Westerbeak | 86 | 0 | / |
| Westerbecke | 82 | 8 | / |
| Vesterbakka | 82 | 7 | / |
| Westerbeek | 76 | 1,725 | / |
| Westerbeke | 76 | 319 | / |
| Wästerbäck | 76 | 1 | / |
| Westerbeeke | 73 | 21 | / |
| Westerbeg | 70 | 2 | / |
| Westrbook | 70 | 1 | / |
| West Horpk | 57 | 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 Westerbacka
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