Westerfeld Surname
Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname
Westerfeld Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 862 | 1:93,394 | 11,686 |
| United States | 647 | 1:560,215 | 46,155 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Westerfeld Demographics
Westerfeld Political Affiliation
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Westerfeld Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westerfeld Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westerfeld occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westerfeld? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 256,621st most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,744,496 people. The last name Westerfeld occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Westerfeld are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Westerfeld is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 862 people, or 1 in 93,394. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 9 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Uruguay, where 1 percent reside.
Westerfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Westerfeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westerfeld last name expanded 761 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Westerfeld Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Westerfeld last name are 15.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.12% registered to vote for the political party.
Westerfeld earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,098 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerfield | 95 | 4,849 | / |
| Westerfeldt | 95 | 20 | / |
| Wuesterfeld | 95 | 3 | / |
| Westeerfield | 91 | 1 | / |
| Westterfield | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wiesterfield | 91 | 0 | / |
| Westerfelt | 90 | 42 | / |
| Wösterfeld | 90 | 17 | / |
| Westerfild | 90 | 1 | / |
| Besterfeld | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wosterfeld | 90 | 0 | / |
| Besterfeldt | 86 | 69 | / |
| Beasterfeld | 86 | 36 | / |
| Beisterfeld | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wasterfield | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wisterfield | 86 | 0 | / |
| Vesterfield | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wiesterfelt | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bisterfeld | 80 | 526 | / |
| Vesterfelt | 80 | 175 | / |
| Bysterfeld | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wisterfelt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Vasterfeld | 80 | 0 | / |
| Besterfelt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bisterfeldt | 76 | 120 | / |
| Vasterfield | 76 | 1 | / |
| Beasterfelt | 76 | 0 | / |
| Bisterfelt | 70 | 15 | / |
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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 Westerfeld
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