Westington Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Westington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382

Westington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westington occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Westington live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Westington is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States Westington is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 27 percent reside, Connecticut, where 11 percent reside and Maryland, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 28 percent reside.

Westington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westington has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Westington surname decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westington last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westington earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.77% less than the national average, earning 208,437 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 146.72% more than the national average, earning R 586,308 per year; in United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% more than the national average, earning $50,677 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 Westington
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