Westres Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Westres Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru551:577,89315,104
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Westres Last Name Facts

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

Westres is borne by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westres? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westres is the 2,091,648th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Westres live; 69 percent live in South America and 68 percent live in Andean South America.

It is most commonly used in Peru, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 577,893. In Peru it is mostly concentrated in: Callao Region, where 42 percent live, Lima Province, where 24 percent live and Tacna Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Peru this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Westres Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Westres earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 26.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,191 per year and in United States they earn 115.1% more than the national average, earning $92,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westries930/
Westresch881/
Bestres8611/
Vestres862/
Westersø8026/
Beastres803/
Westruis801/
Vestries800/
Vestrees800/
Westreich75365/
Weastrech750/
Weistrice750/
Vestris71119/
Vastres7151/
Weistreich7123/
Vostres7112/
Bestris7110/
Westreicht714/
Westric713/
Bystres711/
Westrich673,022/
Westrych67198/
Vostreys675/
Vostreis673/
Vastress671/
Wistrech671/

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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 Westres
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