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 last name Westow is most common in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westow? popularity and diffusion
Westow is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Westow reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.
Westow is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 61 percent live, Greater London, where 32 percent live and Suffolk, where 4 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.
Westow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Westow has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Westow last name fell 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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