Westjord Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Westjord Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westjord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Westjord Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westjord is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westjord.

How Common Is The Last Name Westjord? popularity and diffusion

Westjord is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Westjord are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 734,612. In Norway Westjord is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 71 percent reside and Western Norway, where 29 percent reside. Outside of Norway this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside.

Westjord Last Name Statistics demography

Westjord earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning 316,137 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vestjord8819/
Westeor800/
Westhard750/
Wetsor7168/
Westhorte711/
Betzord671/
Westyar671/
Westear670/

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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 Westjord
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