Westgaard Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Westgaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5881:8,745926
United States2221:1,632,698109,247
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Westgaard Last Name Facts

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

Westgaard occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westgaard? popularity and diffusion

Westgaard is the 408,463rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Westgaard are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is carried by 588 people, or 1 in 8,745. In Norway Westgaard is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 74 percent live, Northern Norway, where 14 percent live and Western Norway, where 6 percent live. Aside from Norway Westgaard is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Westgaard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westgaard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westgaard last name grew 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westgaard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Westgaard are 11.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westgaard earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning 354,210 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.22% more than the national average, earning $55,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.45% less than the national average, earning $41,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westgard94588/
Vestgaard8915/
Westgardt8912/
Westgarrd892/
Westgaurd891/
Vestgard8254/
Westgerd828/
Westgart824/
Westgarth781,841/
Westgärds7834/
Westtgarth742/
Westgarthe741/
Wästgerd714/
Vestgärds6724/
Wästgärds671/

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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 Westgaard
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