West

Summary

West is a family name^[1]. West ranks in the top 1% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• West's instance of is recorded as family name^[3].
• West's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[4].
• West's Commons category is recorded as West (surname)^[5].
• West's language of work or name is recorded as English^[6].
• West's said to be the same as is recorded as Vest^[7].
• West's said to be the same as is recorded as Westh^[8].
• West's said to be the same as is recorded as Oeste^[9].
• West's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'West'}^[10].
• West's different from is recorded as West^[11].
• West's has list is recorded as list of people with the family name West^[12].
• West's Géopatronyme ID is recorded as WEST^[13].
• West's Soundex is recorded as W230^[14].
• West's Cologne phonetics is recorded as 382^[15].
• West's Caverphone is recorded as WST111^[16].
• West's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Surname", "West"]^[17].
• West's MyHeritage Surname ID is recorded as west^[18].
• West's DFD ID is recorded as 6912^[19].
• West's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Manfred Melzer^[20].
• West's Geneanet family name ID is recorded as WEST^[21].

Why It Matters

West ranks in the top 1% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] West has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]