Westfoot Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Westfoot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westfoot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Westfoot Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westfoot has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westfoot.

How Common Is The Last Name Westfoot? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Westfoot are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Westfoot is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most common in: Cornwall, where 50 percent live, Hampshire, where 38 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Besides England Westfoot occurs in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 11 percent live.

Westfoot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westfoot has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Westfoot surname grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetfoot9310/
Westfo861/
Vetfoot8012/
Witfoot8011/
Betfoot803/
Wittfoot7517/
Westfoss753/
Whitfoot750/
Westfa71125/
Wittfooth7123/
Wetphot67115/
Witfoth6797/
Bedfoot6723/
Wittfot6710/
Wetphoo671/
Westfah670/
Wittfoth63306/
Wittfoht6379/
Westphat631/
Withfoth631/
Betfod574/
Wetpho571/
Westpha537/
Bedfood532/
Whitfod531/
Westphas501/
Westphah500/

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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 Westfoot
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