Westermeier Surname
Approximately 2,686 people bear this surname
Westermeier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,172 | 1:37,065 | 4,910 |
| United States | 239 | 1:1,516,565 | 103,003 |
| Chile | 188 | 1:93,705 | 3,583 |
| Austria | 42 | 1:202,748 | 25,305 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Westermeier Demographics
Average Westermeier Salary in
United States
$49,377 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westermeier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westermeier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westermeier occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westermeier? popularity and diffusion
Westermeier is the 161,998th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,713,159 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Westermeier reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Westermeier is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,172 people, or 1 in 37,065. In Germany Westermeier is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 77 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Hesse, where 1 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Chile, where 7 percent are found.
Westermeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Westermeier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westermeier surname increased 629 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Westermeier Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Westermeier surname are 26.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.92% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Westermeier earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $49,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning $40,562 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weistermeier | 96 | 1 | / |
| Westermeir | 95 | 71 | / |
| Westermier | 95 | 45 | / |
| Westermeyer | 91 | 1,778 | / |
| Westermaier | 91 | 411 | / |
| Wostermeier | 91 | 0 | / |
| Westermair | 86 | 209 | / |
| Westermeyr | 86 | 47 | / |
| Uetermeier | 86 | 37 | / |
| Westermyer | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wetermeyer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Betermeier | 86 | 0 | / |
| Westermayer | 82 | 1,182 | / |
| Westermajer | 82 | 35 | / |
| Wistermeyer | 82 | 28 | / |
| Wittermeier | 82 | 2 | / |
| Weitermeyer | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wiestermayer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westermayr | 76 | 194 | / |
| Uetermeyer | 76 | 6 | / |
| Wistermayer | 73 | 36 | / |
| Vestermajer | 73 | 17 | / |
| Woistermair | 73 | 13 | / |
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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 Westermeier
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