Westgren Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westgren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden941:104,7537,572
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westgreen942/
Vestgren8833/
Westgrün8816/
Bestgreen821/
Wedgren809/
Betgren800/
Wittgren75258/
Withgren758/
Widtgren752/
Wittgreen71152/
Widengren71123/
Wedengren718/
Whitgreen710/
Widgren67575/
Vedgren6710/
Bitgren673/
Widgreen633/
Wittgrin630/
Boytgren630/
Vejdegren5928/
Videngren594/
Vidgren53604/
Widgrén5311/

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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 Westgren
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