Westin Surname

79,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,5181:2,799268
United States1,4561:248,94223,691
Brazil4301:497,84718,787
Norway1421:36,2135,127
Australia1251:215,96620,787
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Finland681:80,8348,744
England601:928,63447,428
Cayman Islands221:2,904371
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Israel101:855,76354,181
India81:95,883,173728,828
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guam11:160,1214,893
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Westin (504) may also be a first name.

Westin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westin is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Westin.

How Common Is The Last Name Westin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,635th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,190,192 people. The last name Westin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Westin reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in Scandinavia. Westin is also the 377,412th most numerous first name on earth, held by 504 people.

This surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,518 people, or 1 in 2,799. In Sweden Westin is most common in: Stockholm County, where 31 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 17 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Sweden it occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Westin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westin last name increased 1,517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Westin last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Westin last name are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westin earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning 340,703 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $51,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $52,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westien9227/
Westink9221/
Westijn9221/
Westtin920/
Westinn920/
Weastin920/
Westn912/
Woestijn8644/
Wetstijn861/
Weistien860/
Westting860/
Vestin832,501/
Westen831,941/
Bestin83234/
Westyn8365/
Westén8345/
Wastin8343/
Westim8315/
Wistin833/
Wostin833/
Westne832/
Westinová802/
Weistting800/
Weusten77505/
Woestyn77223/
Westeng77155/
Vestina77155/
Westeen77132/
Vesting77129/
Wösting7765/
Wostijn7748/
Wastijn7745/
Weisten7742/
Beestin7735/
Uestion7732/
Woesten7724/
Wiesten7716/
Wetsten7715/
Whistin7715/
Wuesten7714/
Ouestin774/
Huestin772/
Beastin771/
Washtin771/
Uestijn771/
Whastin770/
Westenn770/
Bestn731/
Wexsteen71252/
Wissting7147/
Whetsten7135/
Wetsteen7115/
Weisteen7115/
Wexstten7114/
Weidsten7110/
Wejdsten717/
Washtien717/
Wettsten712/
Huesting711/
Westgeen711/
Waisztin711/
Weexsten711/
Witstijn711/
Vistin671,307/
Besten671,132/
Wastyn67370/
Wösten67256/
Wosten67102/
Bistin6793/
Wisten6763/
Weexsteen6755/
Vestén6743/
Vesten6730/
Vastin6722/
Vestim6716/
Wistyn6714/
Wistén6713/
Uesten676/
Wasten675/
Westem674/
Uestim674/
Vostin673/
Vestinova672/
Uestün672/
Washtn672/
Bystin671/
Wöstyn671/
Vestinová671/
Whistn671/
Beestn670/

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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 Westin
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