Westgren Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Westgren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 94 | 1:104,753 | 7,572 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Westgren Demographics
Average Westgren Salary in
United States
$33,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westgren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westgren Come From? nationality or country of origin
Westgren is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westgren? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,581,912th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Westgren occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Westgren reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 104,753. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 31 percent live, Dalarna County, where 26 percent live and Skåne County, where 19 percent live. Not including Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.
Westgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Westgren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westgren last name rose 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Westgren Last Name Statistics demography
Westgren earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning $33,516 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westgreen | 94 | 2 | / |
| Vestgren | 88 | 33 | / |
| Westgrün | 88 | 16 | / |
| Bestgreen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wedgren | 80 | 9 | / |
| Betgren | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wittgren | 75 | 258 | / |
| Withgren | 75 | 8 | / |
| Widtgren | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wittgreen | 71 | 152 | / |
| Widengren | 71 | 123 | / |
| Wedengren | 71 | 8 | / |
| Whitgreen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Widgren | 67 | 575 | / |
| Vedgren | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bitgren | 67 | 3 | / |
| Widgreen | 63 | 3 | / |
| Wittgrin | 63 | 0 | / |
| Boytgren | 63 | 0 | / |
| Vejdegren | 59 | 28 | / |
| Videngren | 59 | 4 | / |
| Vidgren | 53 | 604 | / |
| Widgrén | 53 | 11 | / |
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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 Westgren
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