Westlie Surname

635,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Westlie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westlie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2931:17,5502,181
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Westlie (20) may also be a first name.

Westlie Last Name Facts

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

Westlie is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westlie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westlie is the 635,252nd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,182,387 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Westlie live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 20 people.

Westlie is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 17,550. In Norway Westlie is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 96 percent live, Northern Norway, where 3 percent live and Southern Norway, where 1 percent live. Aside from Norway it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Westlie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westlie last name are 15.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westlie earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning 393,232 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $38,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westllie931/
Westli92192/
Westle92181/
Westley866,455/
Westlye86143/
Vestlie8670/
Westlei8611/
Westlea869/
Westlee866/
Whestle860/
Weastler8057/
Whestley803/
Wuestler801/
Westtley801/
Westelle801/
Weastley801/
Westhlei801/
Westlich800/
Whestler800/
Vestli77774/
Bestle77506/
Westly77483/
Wastle77178/
Vestle7753/
Wästle7712/
Wistle773/
Westla773/
Weasthley750/
Whistle71312/
Beistle71119/
Bestley7191/
Waistle7142/
Vestley7110/
Vestlid717/
Wistley714/
Huestle712/
Wistlet711/
Vesztli711/
Vestler711/
Westloy711/
Wechtle711/
Weastly711/
Beastle711/
Wistles711/
Westlay710/
Wastley710/
Wechtler67121/
Wistlich6742/
Bestelli6718/
Bestille6717/
Bestelle6715/
Beastley676/
Waistler672/
Whistley671/
Bestilli671/
Whistles671/
Westlybp671/
Whystler671/
Westllys671/
Wastelle670/

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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
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  • 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 Westlie
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