Westnott Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Westnott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Westnott 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
England191:2,932,529101,561
Ireland131:362,22614,761
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Westnott Demographics

Westnott Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 4 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Westnott Last Name Facts

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

Westnott occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westnott? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Westnott live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Westnott is primarily found in: Greater London, where 84 percent live and Surrey, where 16 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Westnott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westnott has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Westnott surname rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 325 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Westnott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Westnott surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

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
Westenott940/
Westnot930/
Westnutt8825/
Westnit8012/
Vetnott802/
Westnut800/
Wetno7715/
Westneat7555/
Westnate753/
Beitnott751/
Waistnot750/
Vestno713/
Westeneet710/
Westienet710/
Westend6759/
Westand673/
West Yount671/
Westond671/
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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 Westnott
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