Westlander Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westlander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Westlander Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden431:228,99415,912
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Westlander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westlander is found most in Sweden. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Westlander.

How Common Is The Last Name Westlander? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westlander is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Westlander live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 96 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 228,994. In Sweden Westlander is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 40 percent live, Stockholm County, where 28 percent live and Södermanland County, where 16 percent live. Not including Sweden it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Westlander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westlander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westlander surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westlinder9044/
Vestlander901/
Hvetlander808/
Vostlander800/
Uitlander74254/
Vitlander741/
Voitlander701/
Voitlaender671/
Voitländer601/

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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 Westlander
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis