Westermarck Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Westermarck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westermarck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland771:71,3867,933
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Westermarck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westermarck is found in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westermarck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Westermarck is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Westermarck live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 71,386. In Finland it is mostly found in: Uusimaa, where 86 percent are found, Tavastia Proper, where 8 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Finland this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 19 percent are found and Sweden, where 9 percent are found.

Westermarck Last Name Statistics demography

Westermarck earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westermark951,085/
Vestermark86794/
Wettermark86255/
Wästermark861/
Witermark807/
Västermark7613/
Vettermark767/
Vastermark761/
Wittermark760/
Wettermarková751/
Uitermark70184/
Uitermarkt67221/
Uittermark6744/
Vittermark674/
Vitermarkt670/

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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 Westermarck
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