Westerholm Surname

176,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Westerholm Surname User-submission:

A Swedish surname from wester + holm, meaning 'western islet'.

Westerholm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,2831:4,284691
Sweden5991:16,4391,398
United States3781:958,88671,403
Australia321:843,61652,533
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England151:3,714,537119,675
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway111:467,48139,375
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Wales61:515,75523,171
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Westerholm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Swedish surname from wester + holm, meaning 'western islet'.

- berglund

Westerholm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westerholm is more frequently found in Finland than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerholm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,519th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,006,413 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Westerholm live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 1,283 people, or 1 in 4,284. In Finland Westerholm is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 65 percent live, Southwest Finland, where 11 percent live and Ostrobothnia, where 10 percent live. Besides Finland this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Westerholm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westerholm has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Westerholm last name grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westerholm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westerholm last name are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westerholm earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.7% more than the national average, earning 431,560 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.78% more than the national average, earning $52,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $54,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weterholm950/
Vesterholm90578/
Wetterholm90298/
Wosterholm901/
Vestergolm8019/
Vetterholm8016/

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