Westey Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Westey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Westey (31) may also be a first name.

Westey Last Name Facts

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

Westey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Westey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Westey reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Westey is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 27 percent are found, Alabama, where 18 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found.

Westey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westey surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westey Last Name Statistics demography

Westey earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.63% less than the national average, earning $23,891 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westiey921/
Weste91838/
Westy91100/
Woeste831,570/
Vestey83224/
Weuste83214/
Wueste83201/
Westie83151/
Weiste8362/
Wistey8341/
Westee8319/
Westoe8316/
Bestey8314/
Westje8313/
Westhe832/
Westay831/
Westea831/
Westeu831/
Westoy831/
Westte831/
Wieste831/
Weaste830/
Westty830/
Westedt77388/
Westayi7781/
Wejster7752/
Wedsted7741/
Westhed7734/
Wesster776/
Beastey774/
Westaya774/
Weisted772/
Weester772/
Wehster772/
Westest772/
Wesdter771/
Westead771/
Westyeh771/
Westhoe771/
Wwester771/
Westhea771/
Westesp770/
Westhay770/
Wetstet770/
Whieste770/
Westerr770/
Beste733,643/
Wiste731,055/
Vesty73732/
Veste73703/
Wöste73616/
Westa73322/
Westi73255/
Waste73134/
Woste7369/
Wisty7317/
Ueste736/
Weistedt7116/
Weschter7115/
Wedstedt7110/
Westhowe718/
Weystead711/
Wosteyah711/
Wehester711/
Weystedt710/
Westhess710/
Whetsted710/
Vester677,523/
Westad67761/
Vestiy67370/
Wastie67362/
Bestea67221/
Vastey67167/
Voeste67129/
Vieste6799/
Vestea6749/
Wettstead6748/
Westas6747/
Beesty6746/
Wasteh6746/
Hueste6740/
Beiste6733/
Bistey6733/
Wöster6732/
Vested6723/
Wäster6719/
Westhä6716/
Veiste6715/
Besthe6714/
Bestay6713/
Wistie6712/
Waesti6711/
Beshty6711/
Waiste6710/
Westha6710/
Wishteyah679/
Westhi678/
Vestes675/
Wystep675/
Wiesti674/
Beaste674/
Vestie673/
Wastee673/
Bestee673/
Westip673/
Bestoy672/
Uester672/
Vestez672/
Besthy672/
Wistoe671/
Weshta671/
Vestee671/
Westga671/
Wettstedt671/
Veyste671/
Westti671/
Westit671/
Vesste671/
Wéstie671/
Bestte671/
Wistet671/
Wahste671/
Beysty671/
Witste670/
Weasti670/
Wistee670/
Wistty670/
Wechty670/
Vestet670/
Westah670/

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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 Westey
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