Westernes Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Westernes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Westernes Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway181:285,68329,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Westernes Demographics

Average Westernes Salary in
Norway

351,049 kr

Per year
Rank:
22,999 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000360043
Rank: 29,002 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
101.44%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Westernes Last Name Facts

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

Westernes is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westernes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Westernes is the 4,532,898th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Westernes is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Westernes reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Westernes is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 285,683. In Norway Westernes is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 56 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 44 percent are found. Besides Norway it exists in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 5 percent are found.

Westernes Last Name Statistics demography

Westernes earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning 351,049 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westerness9520/
Westernesse901/
Vesternäs7824/
Weiss Tornes761/
Wusterhans741/
West-Aarons703/
Västernäs6711/
Wöst Renås632/

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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 Westernes
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