Westrom Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Westrom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westrom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6471:560,21546,155
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Westrom Last Name Facts

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

Westrom is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westrom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Westrom is the 495,028th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Westrom live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 560,215. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 16 percent are found, Minnesota, where 15 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Westrom is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.

Westrom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westrom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westrom surname increased 2,588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westrom surname are 1.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westrom earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $47,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,336 CAD per year.

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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 Westrom
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