Westher Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1101:89,5166,554
Norway61:857,04855,549
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Westher (126) may also be a first name.

Westher Last Name Facts

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

Westher is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Westher is the 1,637,889th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Westher are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia. Westher is also the 829,183rd most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 126 people.

The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 89,516. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 36 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside and Skåne County, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Westher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westher surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westher Last Name Statistics demography

Westher earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 35.83% less than the national average, earning 222,087 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuesther932/
Wester9217,658/
Westheart881/
Weister86413/
Wiester86176/
Weuster86174/
Wuester86142/
Westert86118/
Wejster8652/
Wisther8643/
Weszter8635/
Westerh8623/
Woester8618/
Weaster8613/
Vesther8611/
Westter868/
Besther867/
Wesster866/
Weester862/
Wehster862/
Wesdter861/
Westeir861/
Westere861/
Wasther861/
Wwester861/
Wysther861/
Westear860/
Weshter860/
Westerr860/
Westheartt820/
Besteher8048/
Weschter8015/
Weistert801/
Wehester801/
Whosther801/
Woeshter800/
Wetchter800/
Bester7739,575/
Vester777,523/
Wister77805/
Westre77695/
Woster77304/
Waster77112/
Wöster7732/
Wäster7719/
Wexter7713/
Uester772/
Westjr772/
Wyster771/
Wassæther7529/
Waeschter755/
Beestheer752/
Wistheart751/
Westerová751/
Wechter711,201/
Beister71585/
Bejster71285/
Beaster71252/
Viester71111/
Wuister71109/
Wuyster7166/
Huester7162/
Beyster7158/
Beszter7148/
Weixter7140/
Wostear7126/
Vestert7124/
Wastier7121/
Vestier7121/
Veshter7118/
Vysther7117/
Waister7112/
Vesterå7112/
Voester7111/
Beshter7111/
Whister719/
Weszterová718/
Vesterø718/
Bestter717/
Bisther716/
Vestere714/
Beester713/
Vaester713/
Veyster712/
Wosster712/
Washter712/
Bestger711/
Whoster711/
Wasster711/
Veister711/
Wuesterová711/
Wishter711/
Vetster711/
Wastter710/
Vesster710/
Wisster710/
Woister710/
Weachter67189/
Wuijster67164/
Wisteard6770/
Waschter673/
Vesterre672/
Wichther671/
Veistere671/
Beijster671/
Veishter671/
Whitster670/
Weichter670/
Whistter670/
Houester670/
Wischter670/
Vissther670/

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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 Westher
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