Westin Surname
Approximately 6,123 people bear this surname
Westin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3,518 | 1:2,799 | 268 |
| United States | 1,456 | 1:248,942 | 23,691 |
| Brazil | 430 | 1:497,847 | 18,787 |
| Norway | 142 | 1:36,213 | 5,127 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Finland | 68 | 1:80,834 | 8,744 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Cayman Islands | 22 | 1:2,904 | 371 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
Westin (504) may also be a first name.
Westin Demographics
Average Male Westin Height
178 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Westin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westin occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Westin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 79,635th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,190,192 people. This surname 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 commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 504 people.
The surname Westin is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 3,518 people, or 1 in 2,799. In Sweden Westin is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 31 percent live, Västernorrland County, where 17 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent live. Not including Sweden this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Westin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Westin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westin surname 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (83%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Westin are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.19% being registered to vote for the 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.
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Westin Reference & Research
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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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis