Westenfeld Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Westenfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Westenfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westenfeld occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westenfeld? popularity and diffusion

Westenfeld is the 1,290,735th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Westenfeld occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Westenfeld reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States Westenfeld is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 16 percent live, Kansas, where 15 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent live and Portugal, where 2 percent live.

Westenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westenfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westenfeld last name expanded 1,222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westenfeld last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Westenfeld earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.23% less than the national average, earning $37,442 USD 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
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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 Westenfeld
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