Westeren Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Westeren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westeren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Finland181:305,37222,464
Norway161:321,39331,311
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Westerén (37) are calculated separately.

Westeren Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westeren occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Westerén. For other possible spellings of Westeren click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westeren? popularity and diffusion

Westeren is the 1,484,726th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. Westeren is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Westeren are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Westeren is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 3,698,561. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 34 percent are found, Minnesota, where 15 percent are found and Oregon, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The United States Westeren exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 13 percent are found and Norway, where 11 percent are found.

Westeren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westeren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westeren last name rose 1,960 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westeren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westeren surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westeren earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 21.25% more than the national average, earning 419,613 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.15% more than the national average, earning $51,414 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Westeren
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