Westrin Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westrin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3961:24,8662,020
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Westrin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westrin is found most in Sweden. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Westrin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westrin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westrin is the 691,116th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. The last name Westrin is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Westrin live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

Westrin is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 24,866. In Sweden Westrin is most frequent in: Gävleborg County, where 27 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 22 percent reside and Västernorrland County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Sweden it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Westrin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westrin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westrin Last Name Statistics demography

Westrin earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.61% more than the national average, earning $69,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhrin9338/
Westrink933/
Wetrin9214/
Westrn921/
Wettstrin881/
Westtring880/
Westren86164/
Vestrin8676/
Bestrin8632/
Wetring8614/
Westrén8611/
Wettrin864/
Vestring80292/
Wettring8034/
Westreng8029/
Vestrina801/
Wistring800/
Vetrin7743/
Betrin7721/
Witrin7712/
Wetryn772/
Weestrend751/
Wittrin71160/
Woitrin71120/
Vetrina71109/
Westrem71107/
Whetren71100/
Bistrin7135/
Bystrin7112/
Wettrén715/
Vostrin713/
Bettrin711/
Weitern711/
Wethren711/
Wiethrn711/
Beatrin711/
Withrin710/
Weatern710/
Witring710/
Wittrien67186/
Vestreng6745/
Wättring6721/
Weathern6712/
Waitring673/
Wietrzyn671/
Whitring671/
Wittring671/

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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 Westrin
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