Westvelt Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Westvelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westvelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia91:2,999,522116,751

Westvelt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westvelt is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Westvelt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westvelt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westvelt is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Westvelt live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,535,233. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Alberta, where 83 percent are found, Saskatchewan, where 13 percent are found and British Columbia, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 27 percent are found.

Westvelt Last Name Statistics demography

Westvelt earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.95% less than the national average, earning $43,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westveld88204/
Wetvel865/
Wastveldt821/
Weitvel803/
Wetvell801/
Westvold7594/
Westville713/
Witvel711/
Witveld6716/
Beitvel672/
Whitvel671/
Vestvold6336/
Beitvell631/
Vestville593/
Whitvield591/
Witville501/
Whitvill501/

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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
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  • 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 Westvelt
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