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

The last name Westrom occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westrom? popularity and diffusion

It is the 495,028th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Westrom live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Westrom is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 647 people, or 1 in 560,215. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 16 percent are found, Minnesota, where 15 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs 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 frequency of Westrom has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westrom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westrom last name are 1.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.88% registered with 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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