Westerdahl Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westerdahl Surname User-submission:

The Westerdahl surname is Swedish and means 'valley of the west'. There are two major families in Sweden bearing this name. One took it from the town name Västerstad, a small village in south of Sweden (Scania). The other took it from the Västerdal river, in Dalarna.

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Westerdahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7921:12,4331,076
United States3991:908,41868,362
Denmark1301:43,4214,523
Norway481:107,13114,344
Finland401:137,41812,919
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Westerdahl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Westerdahl surname is Swedish and means 'valley of the west'. There are two major families in Sweden bearing this name. One took it from the town name Västerstad, a small village in south of Sweden (Scania). The other took it from the Västerdal river, in Dalarna. The word väst was typically spelled west until a big spelling reform in 1889.

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Westerdahl Last Name Facts

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

Westerdahl is found most in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerdahl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 271,949th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,089,068 people. The last name Westerdahl is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Westerdahl live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Westerdahl is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 792 people, or 1 in 12,433. In Sweden Westerdahl is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 27 percent live, Skåne County, where 24 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Denmark, where 9 percent live.

Westerdahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westerdahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westerdahl surname expanded 1,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westerdahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westerdahl surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westerdahl earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning 378,658 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.42% more than the national average, earning $48,939 USD per year.

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