Westrem Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Westrem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westrem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Norway71:734,61250,907
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Westrem Last Name Facts

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

Westrem is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westrem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Westrem live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Westrem is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 17 percent reside, Minnesota, where 16 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Westrem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westrem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westrem surname expanded 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westrem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westrem last name are 34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westrem earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.68% less than the national average, earning 333,356 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $48,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westriem932/
Wetrem9211/
Westrheim88115/
Westren86164/
Weström86125/
Vestrem868/
Westerm864/
Wesström80308/
Weiström8039/
Westreng8029/
Vestreim807/
Vestream801/
Westraim800/
Westrn771/
Vestrheim75281/
Wettström7514/
Wedtström752/
Weisström751/
Weestrend751/
Wiström71590/
Westrin71428/
Whetren71100/
Veström7136/
Westrén7111/
Wethren711/
Bettrem711/
Bethrem711/
Bestrim710/
Wasström67255/
Widström67189/
Vesström6780/
Vestreng6745/
Westhrin6738/
Bextream6723/
Veiström6713/
Wäsström6712/
Wixström677/
Westrink673/
Vasthrem673/
Vestraym671/

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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
  • 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 Westrem
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