Westermaier Surname
Approximately 411 people bear this surname
Westermaier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 375 | 1:214,681 | 24,254 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Westermaier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westermaier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westermaier is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westermaier? popularity and diffusion
The last name Westermaier is the 712,393rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Westermaier live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 214,681. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 91 percent reside, Berlin, where 4 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.
Westermaier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Westermaier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westermaier last name rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westermair | 95 | 209 | / |
| Westermier | 95 | 45 | / |
| Westermeier | 91 | 2,686 | / |
| Westermayer | 91 | 1,182 | / |
| Westermajer | 91 | 35 | / |
| Weistermeier | 87 | 1 | / |
| Wiestermayer | 87 | 1 | / |
| Westermayr | 86 | 194 | / |
| Westermeir | 86 | 71 | / |
| Westermeyr | 86 | 47 | / |
| Westermyer | 86 | 10 | / |
| Westermeyer | 82 | 1,778 | / |
| Wistermayer | 82 | 36 | / |
| Vestermajer | 82 | 17 | / |
| Woistermair | 82 | 13 | / |
| Wostermeier | 82 | 0 | / |
| Uetermeier | 76 | 37 | / |
| Wetermeyer | 76 | 1 | / |
| Betermeier | 76 | 0 | / |
| Wistermeyer | 73 | 28 | / |
| Wittermeier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weitermeyer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Uetermeyer | 67 | 6 | / |
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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
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- 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 Westermaier
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