Westerich Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Westerich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westerich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Westerich Last Name Facts

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

Westerich has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerich? popularity and diffusion

Westerich is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Westerich is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Westerich are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 3,195,139. In Brazil Westerich is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 51 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 22 percent are found and Goiás, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Westerich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westerich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westerich surname decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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