Westo Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Westo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Westo (39) may also be a first name.

Westo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westo is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 38 percent of Westo live; 34 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous given name at a global level, held by 39 people.

The surname Westo is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 100 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Westo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westo has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westo Last Name Statistics demography

Westo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.83% more than the national average, earning $72,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisto9125/
Westoo916/
Westot911/
Westoy911/
Westott837/
Whetsto831/
Westgoi831/
Besto80641/
Westa80322/
Vesto80211/
Wasto80139/
Wisto8037/
Wosto803/
Westhout7740/
Westhoss773/
Westhott771/
Westhopf770/
Westad73761/
Westas7347/
Woszto7344/
Wystop7342/
Viesto7335/
Wastoi7322/
Veisto7313/
Beshto7312/
Westha7310/
Bestoy732/
Vestos732/
Vuesto731/
Westga731/
Waisto731/
Wostho731/
Wiszto731/
Wechto731/
Wastoo731/
Vaesto731/
Westeu731/
Weshta731/
Wostoo731/
Bestto731/
Voesto730/
Westah730/
Weisstoch710/
Weschta67223/
Westadt6746/
Waschto6723/
Wesstad6722/
Wistoch6720/
Bestouh675/
Weistad675/
Beshtou671/
Beshtoo671/
Wisthod671/
Westhau671/
Westath670/
Huestos670/
Wistopp670/

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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 Westo
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