Westholt Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Westholt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westholt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1451:555,21045,787
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Westholt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westholt is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westholt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Westholt are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 555,210. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Westholt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westholt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westholt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westholt last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Westholt earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.53% more than the national average, earning $58,913 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhol931/
Wietholt88213/
Wästholt8823/
Vestholt881/
Westhold880/
Westol8625/
Westoll8095/
Witholt8092/
Westhal8016/
Westoil801/
Betholt800/
Weathholtz781/
Wetol774/
Westhall75121/
Wittholt75114/
Wiethold7542/
Weisthal7516/
Westthal7514/
Wiesthal753/
Westahal751/
Westhhal751/
Besthold750/
Wethal71304/
Bestol7147/
Weetol7143/
Withol7140/
Westal7133/
Vestol7119/
Bethol7113/
Wetole712/
Bethholdt710/
Weasthall710/
Westall673,113/
Wethall6729/
Bestold6722/
Wisthal6715/
Bethoul6713/
Wiestal677/
Weistal676/
Bethold676/
Westale674/
Westhassel674/
Westtal671/
Uitholt671/
Weztult670/
Beithol670/

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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 Westholt
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