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.

Westnott Surname Distribution Map

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

Westnott Last Name Facts

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

Westnott occurs most in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westnott? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Westnott are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Westnott is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 84 percent reside and Surrey, where 16 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 39 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Westnott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westnott has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Westnott last name grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 325 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Westnott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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