Westerweller Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Westerweller Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westerweller Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
United States91:40,273,215872,126
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Westerweller Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westerweller is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerweller? popularity and diffusion

Westerweller is the 1,403,590th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Westerweller are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 670,879. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 66 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany Westerweller is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Westerweller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westerweller has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westerweller surname contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westerweller Last Name Statistics demography

Westerweller earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westerwelle96569/
Westerwiller925/
Westerwiler870/
Westerler866/
Westraler760/
Wisterhuller750/
Weatherble641/
Wasterlair641/

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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 Westerweller
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