Westra Surname
Approximately 8,402 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4,752 | 1:3,554 | 320 |
| United States | 2,638 | 1:137,399 | 14,357 |
| Canada | 365 | 1:100,947 | 10,954 |
| Indonesia | 238 | 1:555,669 | 44,719 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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'.
- jopWestra Demographics
Average Westra Salary in
United States
$50,677 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Westra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Westra in the Arabic language | ||
| يسترا | ystra | - |
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Footnotes
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