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
Westie is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Wéstie. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Westie is the 1,428,594th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Westie is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Westie reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Westie is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 31 people.
Westie is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 86 percent live and Bavaria, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.
Westie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Westie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westie surname increased 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 Westie are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the 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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