Westhauser Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Westhauser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westhauser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1811:444,78239,627
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Austria121:709,62061,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Westhauser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westhauser is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhauser? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 704,927th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Westhauser live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 444,782. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 78 percent reside, Hesse, where 7 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 34 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Westhauser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westhauser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westhauser surname expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westhauser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westhauser last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Westhauser earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.15% more than the national average, earning $55,728 USD 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 Westhauser
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