Westh Surname
Approximately 1,707 people bear this surname
Westh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1,361 | 1:4,147 | 366 |
| Sweden | 259 | 1:38,018 | 3,055 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Westh Demographics
Average Westh Salary in
United States
$32,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westh is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Westh is the 235,662nd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,269,213 people. Westh is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Westh live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.
It is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 1,361 people, or 1 in 4,147. In Denmark it is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 63 percent live, Region Zealand, where 15 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.
Westh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Westh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westh last name rose 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Westh Last Name Statistics demography
Westh earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westhe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Westph | 91 | 1 | / |
| West | 89 | 409,029 | / |
| Weiseth | 83 | 342 | / |
| Weisæth | 83 | 53 | / |
| Wiest | 80 | 11,402 | / |
| Weist | 80 | 4,046 | / |
| Wuest | 80 | 3,285 | / |
| Woest | 80 | 1,724 | / |
| Weast | 80 | 1,154 | / |
| Weste | 80 | 838 | / |
| Wisth | 80 | 383 | / |
| Vesth | 80 | 381 | / |
| Weest | 80 | 60 | / |
| Weust | 80 | 35 | / |
| Westt | 80 | 32 | / |
| Wesst | 80 | 10 | / |
| Weyst | 80 | 9 | / |
| Whest | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wasth | 80 | 6 | / |
| Weszt | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wedst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Westd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wjsth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wwest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wosth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westhova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wieszt | 73 | 373 | / |
| Wueste | 73 | 201 | / |
| Weiste | 73 | 62 | / |
| Woehst | 73 | 54 | / |
| Wescht | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wejset | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weijst | 73 | 6 | / |
| Weiszt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wheist | 73 | 2 | / |
| D'West | 73 | 2 | / |
| Huesth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waasth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouest | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weastt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beisth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weisst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wweest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weaste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weistt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Best | 67 | 110,527 | / |
| Vest | 67 | 17,723 | / |
| Wist | 67 | 2,226 | / |
| Wast | 67 | 735 | / |
| Veiseth | 67 | 134 | / |
| Uest | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wöst | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wost | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wyst | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wäst | 67 | 22 | / |
| Westová | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wjst | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wext | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wesd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahshth | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weishet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyseth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuescht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wèst | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Westh
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