Westhus Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Westhus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westhus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1231:654,51651,119
United States331:10,983,604436,696
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Westhus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westhus occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Westhus live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Westhus is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 654,516. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent reside, Thuringia, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Westhus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westhus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 660 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westhus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westhus last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Westhus earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.72% less than the national average, earning $26,011 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhuis93700/
Westhaus93143/
Westhuus931/
Westus922/
Wethus920/
Westhouse88209/
Woesthuis88174/
Weusthuis8855/
Westhause8846/
Woesthaus8826/
Wisthus8633/
Vesthus864/
Westhui862/
Westhau861/
Wiethus861/
Westhud860/
Whestus860/
Wetheus860/
Wethu8347/
Wetus831/
Wiethaus80146/
Weithaus8055/
Westhout8040/
Wösthaus805/
Westhoss803/
Wetthuhs801/
Bethus77170/
Withus7765/
Vestus7716/
Wistus775/
Bestus773/
Wettus772/
Westos772/
Wetahu771/
Westup771/
Westeu771/
Wietus771/
Whetus770/
Weetus770/
Wythus770/
Wetthouse750/
Wetu732,570/
Witthus71217/
Bethuys7183/
Withuis7146/
Visthus7113/
Bethuis719/
Wetchou715/
Wetteus714/
Wetcheu713/
Bethaus712/
Bethous712/
Withaus712/
Westhoe711/
Wietusz711/
Wietchu711/
Whithus710/
Huestus710/
Vestuys710/
Withous710/
Bethu671,109/
Witthaus67859/
Betus67361/
Vetus67247/
Vestu67241/
Witus6797/
Withouse6792/
Whithaus6774/
Wettu6765/
Bestu6752/
Wietusch6739/
Weatu6729/
Whetu6721/
Weistuch6717/
Vethu6710/
Betthaus679/
Weteu675/
Weitu675/
Wetau674/
Wetou674/
Wistu674/
Wetup671/
Wuetu671/
Whithust671/
Wehtu671/
Weetu671/
Wetuh671/
Weytu671/
Wetui671/
Wetchouy671/
Whithuse670/
Withauss670/
Whithous670/

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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 Westhus
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