Westie Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Westie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 26 | 1:143,970 | 6,132 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Wéstie (1) are calculated separately.
Westie (31) may also be a first name.
Westie Demographics
Average Westie Salary in
United States
$41,462 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westie has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms: Wéstie. For other potential spellings of Westie click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westie? popularity and diffusion
Westie is the 1,428,594th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Westie are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Westie is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 31 people.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Westie is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 86 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.
Westie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Westie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westie surname grew 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Westie Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Westie surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Westie earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $46,930 CAD 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 Westie
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