Westerich Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Westerich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Westerich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerich Come From? nationality or country of origin
Westerich is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Westerich.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerich? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,628,521st most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Westerich reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 54 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname Westerich is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 3,195,139. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Santa Catarina, where 51 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 22 percent reside and Goiás, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Westerich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Westerich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westerich last name contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerisch | 95 | 1 | / |
| Weterich | 94 | 2 | / |
| Wetterich | 89 | 562 | / |
| Wetherich | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wueterich | 89 | 0 | / |
| Westeri | 88 | 7 | / |
| Wuetherich | 84 | 51 | / |
| Weutherich | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wuetterich | 84 | 1 | / |
| Weteri | 80 | 59 | / |
| Betterich | 78 | 13 | / |
| Witterich | 78 | 6 | / |
| Wetherice | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hueterich | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westera | 75 | 951 | / |
| Vesteri | 75 | 79 | / |
| Westery | 75 | 38 | / |
| Weterai | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wisteri | 75 | 6 | / |
| Westere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Besteri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westerhuis | 74 | 1,607 | / |
| Wichterich | 74 | 632 | / |
| Westerheid | 74 | 35 | / |
| Westerhuys | 74 | 17 | / |
| Westerhoid | 74 | 1 | / |
| Westeraa | 71 | 47 | / |
| Westerey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Besterai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westeray | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westerer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westerhuijs | 70 | 26 | / |
| Westerhuist | 70 | 1 | / |
| Westerhuise | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wetere | 67 | 356 | / |
| Veteri | 67 | 196 | / |
| Beteri | 67 | 161 | / |
| Bitterich | 67 | 60 | / |
| Witeri | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wetera | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ueterecht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vesterris | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wetterhed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whiterice | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wetheritt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wetherhed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weatherid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weatheriy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wethereij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ueteri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetherece | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weatherit | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Westerich
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