Westow Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Westow Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Westow = the West Place [Old English west; and v. Stow(e]
Westow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Westow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Westow = the West Place [Old English west; and v. Stow(e]
Westow Demographics
Average Westow Salary in
England
£21,175
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Westow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westow occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Westow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Westow reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Westow is most common in: Essex, where 61 percent are found, Greater London, where 32 percent are found and Suffolk, where 4 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.
Westow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Westow has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Westow surname decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiestow | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wetow | 91 | 4 | / |
| Westhowe | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wethow | 83 | 305 | / |
| Wistow | 83 | 265 | / |
| Westaw | 83 | 6 | / |
| Westof | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wetowa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wastow | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weutow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Westhof | 77 | 744 | / |
| Westoff | 77 | 78 | / |
| Hwostow | 77 | 17 | / |
| Beastow | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wiestaw | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beestow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whistow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Witow | 73 | 52 | / |
| Vetow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wetaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Westhoff | 71 | 7,877 | / |
| Weusthof | 71 | 277 | / |
| Woesthof | 71 | 21 | / |
| Westtoft | 71 | 14 | / |
| Whitstow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuesthof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westhoof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westhova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuestoff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westhofs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westhopf | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wischtow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wuesthoff | 67 | 348 | / |
| Woesthoff | 67 | 206 | / |
| Weusthoff | 67 | 150 | / |
| Vestov | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bestov | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wojtow | 67 | 70 | / |
| Woitow | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wittow | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wastaw | 67 | 37 | / |
| Beetow | 67 | 25 | / |
| Weisthoff | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wujtow | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bestof | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bistow | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wistof | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wettaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waytow | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wetoft | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woytow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whitow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Withow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Westab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bedtow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weesthoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisthosf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wostaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beitow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whesthoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wistaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiesthoff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woesstoff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vistow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bettow | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Westow
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