Westerwell Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Westerwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Westerwell (22) may also be a first name.
Westerwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westerwell is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerwell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. Westerwell is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Westerwell live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 22 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Germany Westerwell is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Westerwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Westerwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westerwell surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerwelle | 95 | 569 | / |
| Westerell | 95 | 6 | / |
| Westerweel | 90 | 334 | / |
| Westerwall | 90 | 1 | / |
| Westerwelt | 90 | 0 | / |
| Westrell | 89 | 62 | / |
| Westerll | 89 | 1 | / |
| Westerweele | 86 | 185 | / |
| Wuesterweld | 86 | 1 | / |
| Westerwal | 84 | 61 | / |
| Westerall | 84 | 1 | / |
| Westerl | 82 | 0 | / |
| Westerwaal | 80 | 59 | / |
| Westerhäll | 80 | 11 | / |
| Westerueld | 80 | 1 | / |
| Westerwilt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westerly | 78 | 46 | / |
| Westerlo | 78 | 41 | / |
| Wastrell | 78 | 18 | / |
| Westerli | 78 | 5 | / |
| Westrall | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westerlu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westeral | 78 | 0 | / |
| Westerhaill | 76 | 0 | / |
| Westerloo | 74 | 23 | / |
| Westerloh | 74 | 22 | / |
| Westerley | 74 | 10 | / |
| Westerhol | 74 | 1 | / |
| Weesterlo | 74 | 0 | / |
| Westeurlo | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wostrel | 71 | 123 | / |
| Westrol | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wastrel | 71 | 3 | / |
| Westerloui | 70 | 2 | / |
| Wistrela | 67 | 10 | / |
| Westrhal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasterlo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasterloo | 63 | 3 | / |
| Wistreill | 63 | 2 | / |
| Wosterlei | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wisteurle | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wostral | 59 | 0 | / |
| Wostreal | 56 | 1 | / |
| West-Riley | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Westerwell
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