Westling Surname

133,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,6501:5,968556
United States1,5531:233,39322,455
Canada581:635,26952,014
Finland431:127,83012,225
England171:3,277,533109,658
Norway151:342,81932,589
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Westling (10) may also be a first name.

Westling Last Name Facts

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

Westling occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,169th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,152,258 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Westling are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in Scandinavia. Westling is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Westling is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,650 people, or 1 in 5,968. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Westling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westling last name expanded 1,508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westling last name are 11.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westling earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.23% less than the national average, earning 241,470 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% less than the national average, earning $44,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiestling94100/
Wuestling9471/
Weistling9423/
Westlingg941/
Weustling940/
Vestling88785/
Wastling8889/
Bestling8817/
Wistling8816/
Wästling885/
Westlink881/
Westlyng881/
Whistling826/
Huestling820/
Vastling753/

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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 Westling
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