Westner Surname

342,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Westner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8631:93,28611,672
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Sweden671:146,96710,337
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Westner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westner is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 342,798th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,810,791 people. The last name Westner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Westner reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 863 people, or 1 in 93,286. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 93 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Westner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westner last name increased 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Westner are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56% being registered with the party.

The amount Westner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.87% less than the national average, earning R 178,536 per year; in United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $46,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiestner93189/
Wuestner93146/
Weistner931/
Waestner930/
Westinner8818/
Vestner86604/
Wistner86195/
Wostner8633/
Wastner8618/
Wöstner868/
Bestner861/
Wasthner803/
Vaestner801/
Whistner800/
Vostner717/
Vöstner714/
Beztner712/
Bistner712/
Bestnir711/
Vestnerová711/
Wichtner6766/
Bistnér573/

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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 Westner
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