Westdorf Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Westdorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westdorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Westdorf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westdorf is most common in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Westdorf.

How Common Is The Last Name Westdorf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Westdorf is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Westdorf is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Westdorf live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesdorf9316/
Weisdorf88111/
Wiesdorf8821/
Wessdorf881/
Weisdorff822/
Wisdorf80184/
Weidorf801/
Wissdorf7599/
Wisdorff7542/
Wittdorf7542/
Wassdorf7510/
Waysdorf756/
Waisdorf751/
Beisdorf751/
Bedorf71234/
Bisdorf67422/
Wißdorf67131/
Bitdorf6768/
Veidorf676/
Beidorf671/
Bisdorff63272/
Bittdorf6398/
Bissdorf6343/
Boisdorf6326/
Beydorff638/
Baysdorf633/
Baisdorf632/
Beedorff631/
Behdorff631/
Beijdorff5942/
Wheedaarf593/
Bädorf57436/
Bedarf57127/
Bédorf578/
Vedarf571/
Bißdorf5357/
Bedarff5346/
Bidorff5338/
Bädorff5326/
Baidorf531/
Vidorff530/

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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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  • 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 Westdorf
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