Westerholm Surname
Approximately 2,424 people bear this surname
Westerholm Surname User-submission:
A Swedish surname from wester + holm, meaning 'western islet'.
Westerholm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 1,283 | 1:4,284 | 691 |
| Sweden | 599 | 1:16,439 | 1,398 |
| United States | 378 | 1:958,886 | 71,403 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Westerholm Surname Meaning
Westerholm Demographics
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Westerholm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerholm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westerholm is found most in Finland. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Westerholm click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerholm? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 176,519th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,006,413 people. The surname Westerholm is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Westerholm live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently used in Finland, where it is carried by 1,283 people, or 1 in 4,284. In Finland Westerholm is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 65 percent are found, Southwest Finland, where 11 percent are found and Ostrobothnia, where 10 percent are found. Barring Finland Westerholm exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Westerholm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Westerholm has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Westerholm Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Westerholm surname are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.49% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weterholm | 95 | 0 | / |
| Vesterholm | 90 | 578 | / |
| Wetterholm | 90 | 298 | / |
| Wosterholm | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vestergolm | 80 | 19 | / |
| Vetterholm | 80 | 16 | / |
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