Westra Surname

60,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Westra Surname User-submission:

The Westra surname means 'strange people from the west' and comes from the words west, which means 'from the west' and ra, which comes from the Dutch word raar meaning 'strange'.

Westra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4,7521:3,554320
United States2,6381:137,39914,357
Canada3651:100,94710,954
Indonesia2381:555,66944,719
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Belgium411:280,40633,354
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
England171:3,277,533109,658
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Westra (126) may also be a first name.

Westra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Westra surname means 'strange people from the west' and comes from the words west, which means 'from the west' and ra, which comes from the Dutch word raar meaning 'strange'.

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Westra Last Name Facts

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

Westra (Arabic: يسترا) is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 60,001st most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 867,358 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Westra reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Westra is also the 829,183rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 126 people.

Westra is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 4,752 people, or 1 in 3,554. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 30 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and Groningen, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Westra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westra has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 17,587 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westra last name are 31.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Westra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.96% less than the national average, earning R 140,292 per year; in United States they earn 17.45% more than the national average, earning $50,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $53,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westray92929/
Weistra92424/
Wesstra9223/
Westrap9221/
Westrat9216/
Weestra922/
Westrad921/
Westrau920/
Westraat86177/
Westry83809/
Westre83695/
Wastra83407/
Westri83361/
Vestra83155/
Bestra83116/
Wistra83109/
Wostra831/
Wystra831/
Westrajch801/
Wesstraad801/
Westrip77214/
Bestray7731/
Vestrat7722/
Westrep7720/
Westrey7713/
Westrod776/
Viestra774/
Beestra774/
Westree773/
Veestra772/
Vesttra771/
Washtra771/
Westroo771/
Wisztra771/
Ouestra771/
Wesstry770/
Westreu770/
Westrych71198/
Westrepp7160/
Westroth7150/
Weistrop7135/
Wistrach7131/
Westhrop7130/
Westripp716/
Westroos715/
Westross713/
Westruis711/
Veehstra711/
Westroup711/
Westtrip710/
Vestrach710/
Westhrit710/
Westroph710/
Vestri671,606/
Wostro67973/
Bestre67704/
Vestre67698/
Bystra67421/
Bestry67326/
Wistri67229/
Wastro67160/
Wistro67143/
Vastra6762/
Bestro6759/
Vistra6758/
Bistra6742/
Wistre6726/
Vestry6723/
Västra6721/
Vostra6714/
Bestri6713/
Vestro6711/
Wostrá677/
Wuestrepp675/
Wuestrich672/
Weistropp672/
Westresch671/
Weastrech670/
Wesstrich670/
Wistry670/
Westthrop670/

Westra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Westra in the Arabic language
يستراystra-

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