Westerfur Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Westerfur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Westerfur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerfur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westerfur is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerfur? popularity and diffusion
The last name Westerfur is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Westerfur are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname Westerfur is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Westerfur is primarily found in: Gävleborg County, where 67 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 33 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerfer | 89 | 163 | / |
| Westderfer | 84 | 0 | / |
| Weisterfer | 84 | 0 | / |
| Westerhofer | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wesderfer | 78 | 0 | / |
| Westerhoefer | 76 | 0 | / |
| Weatherfor | 74 | 20 | / |
| Westerveer | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wiesdoerfer | 70 | 9 | / |
| Witterfurth | 70 | 5 | / |
| Westerhaver | 70 | 0 | / |
| Westerhover | 70 | 0 | / |
| Weistroffer | 60 | 261 | / |
| Wustrfer | 59 | 0 | / |
| Wistrofer | 56 | 1 | / |
| Weisdorfer | 53 | 73 | / |
| Weisdörfer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wiistorfer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Weisdorffer | 50 | 24 | / |
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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 Westerfur
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