Westgard Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Westgard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westgard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:818,19262,826
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Westgard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westgard occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Westgard.

How Common Is The Last Name Westgard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,808th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Westgard are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 22 percent are found, Washington, where 13 percent are found and North Dakota, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Westgard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westgard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westgard last name expanded 22,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westgard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westgard last name are 9.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westgard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning $45,200 CAD per year.

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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 Westgard
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