Westerbom Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westerbom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Westerbom Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Finland61:916,11741,832
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Westerbom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westerbom is found most in Sweden. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Westerbom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerbom? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westerbom is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Westerbom reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 266,129. In Sweden Westerbom is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 38 percent reside, Uppsala County, where 32 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent reside. Barring Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetterbom893/
Westerbotn8425/
Westerbaum841/
Wisterpom786/
Westerban782/
Westerbaan74323/
Vesterbotn742/
Westerbank741/
Weistra-Bouma731/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Westerbom
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