Westran Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Westran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
United States411:8,840,462379,649
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Westran Last Name Facts

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

Westran is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Westran.

How Common Is The Last Name Westran? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Westran occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Westran are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England Westran is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 40 percent live, Derbyshire, where 33 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Not including England it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Westran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westran has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 307 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 586 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westran surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Westran earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.27% less than the national average, earning R 134,808 per year; in United States they earn 38.9% more than the national average, earning $59,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $55,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Westran
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis