Westermayer Surname

317,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Westermayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westermayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4881:164,97019,523
Austria3961:21,5043,371
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Chile481:367,01010,126
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Westermayer Last Name Facts

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

Westermayer is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Westermayer.

How Common Is The Last Name Westermayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 317,070th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,165,436 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Westermayer are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 164,970. In Germany Westermayer is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 71 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Westermayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westermayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westermayer surname grew 22,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westermayer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westermayer surname are 19.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.79% registered with the party.

Westermayer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning $47,503 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Westermayer
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