Westerly Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Westerly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Westerly (69) may also be a first name.
Westerly Demographics
Average Westerly Salary in
United States
$41,429 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westerly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerly Come From? nationality or country of origin
Westerly occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Westerly is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Westerly reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Westerly is also the 1,171,416th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 69 people.
The last name Westerly is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent reside, Iowa, where 12 percent reside and Nevada, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Westerly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Westerly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westerly surname rose 840 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Westerly Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Westerly last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.
Westerly earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning $41,429 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerley | 94 | 10 | / |
| Westherly | 94 | 5 | / |
| Westherley | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vesterly | 88 | 8 | / |
| Westerli | 88 | 5 | / |
| Vesterley | 82 | 9 | / |
| Westerlid | 82 | 4 | / |
| Westerled | 82 | 2 | / |
| Weztherly | 82 | 1 | / |
| Westerlich | 78 | 121 | / |
| Vesterli | 75 | 99 | / |
| Besterli | 75 | 9 | / |
| Vysterly | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vesterled | 71 | 59 | / |
| Wästerlid | 71 | 34 | / |
| Vesterlid | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wosterlei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uesterlei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wisteurle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wisterlich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vestreli | 63 | 3 | / |
| Wichterle | 59 | 43 | / |
| Vystreli | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Westerly
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