Westher Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Westher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 110 | 1:89,516 | 6,554 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Westher (126) may also be a first name.
Westher Demographics
Average Westher Salary in
Norway
222,087 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Westher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westher has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Westher is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Westher reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia. Westher is also the 829,183rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 126 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 89,516. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 36 percent live, Stockholm County, where 26 percent live and Skåne County, where 19 percent live. Outside of Sweden Westher occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Westher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Westher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westher last name decreased 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.
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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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