Westney Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Westney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
England2191:254,42020,501
Jamaica731:39,3142,567
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Westney (22) may also be a first name.

Westney Last Name Facts

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

Westney is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 521,888th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Westney are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name globally It is held by 22 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States Westney is most common in: New Hampshire, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States Westney exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent reside and Jamaica, where 12 percent reside.

Westney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westney surname grew 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 421 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westney last name are 22.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westney earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 42.53% more than the national average, earning $61,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.03% more than the national average, earning $63,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuestney9332/
Weastney930/
Westny927/
Westne922/
Wastney86158/
Westnes8694/
Vestney861/
Westnay861/
Wuestner80146/
Westneat8055/
Westness8043/
Weistner801/
Westinner7518/
Vestner71604/
Vestnes71256/
Vestnys7160/
Westnit7112/
Wöstner718/
Wistnes716/
Vastney710/
Bestenny673/
Westnich670/
Wastna624/
Bestni621/
Wistna620/
Bistne620/
Vistnes57356/
Vöstner574/
Vestnii571/
Wichtner5366/
Bischtne531/
Whistnaut500/

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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 Westney
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