Westy Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Westy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Westy (336) may also be a first name.
Westy Demographics
Average Westy Salary in
England
£35,750
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Westy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Westy occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westy.
How Common Is The Last Name Westy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Westy live; 31 percent live in Oceania Islands and 31 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Westy is also the 477,199th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 336 people.
It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 57 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 40 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Denmark, where 10 percent are found.
Westy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Westy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westey | 91 | 14 | / |
| Westoy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Westay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Westty | 91 | 0 | / |
| Westaya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Westiey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Westhay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Weste | 80 | 838 | / |
| Wasty | 80 | 757 | / |
| Vesty | 80 | 732 | / |
| Westa | 80 | 322 | / |
| Westi | 80 | 255 | / |
| Wisty | 80 | 17 | / |
| Woeste | 73 | 1,570 | / |
| Vestiy | 73 | 370 | / |
| Vestey | 73 | 224 | / |
| Weuste | 73 | 214 | / |
| Wueste | 73 | 201 | / |
| Westie | 73 | 151 | / |
| Weiste | 73 | 62 | / |
| Beesty | 73 | 46 | / |
| Wistey | 73 | 41 | / |
| Westee | 73 | 19 | / |
| Westhä | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bestey | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bestay | 73 | 13 | / |
| Westje | 73 | 13 | / |
| Beshty | 73 | 11 | / |
| Waesti | 73 | 11 | / |
| Westha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Westhi | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wiesti | 73 | 4 | / |
| Westip | 73 | 3 | / |
| Besthy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Westhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bestoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weshta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beysty | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wieste | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wechty | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wistty | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weasti | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weaste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Westedt | 67 | 388 | / |
| Weschta | 67 | 223 | / |
| Wejster | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wedsted | 67 | 41 | / |
| Westhed | 67 | 34 | / |
| Westich | 67 | 28 | / |
| Westädt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wesster | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beastey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weisted | 67 | 2 | / |
| Westest | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weester | 67 | 2 | / |
| Westhui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beshtay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasthay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wehster | 67 | 2 | / |
| Westead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesdter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westgoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viestiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwester | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behesty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vestuys | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beastay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wistest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wetstet | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whieste | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westerr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westesp | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Westy
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