Westén Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Westén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Westen (1,941) are calculated separately.
Westén Demographics
Average Westén Salary in
Norway
348,501 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Westén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westén occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Westen. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Westén? popularity and diffusion
The surname Westén is the 2,909,720th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Westén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 234,447. In Sweden Westén is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 33 percent are found, Västmanland County, where 31 percent are found and Värmland County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 4 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Westén Last Name Statistics demography
Westén earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning 348,501 kr 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 Westén
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