Westfahl Surname
Approximately 623 people bear this surname
Westfahl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 463 | 1:782,849 | 60,614 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105 | 1:478,273 | 34,042 |
Westfahl Demographics
Average Westfahl Salary in
United States
$51,261 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Westfahl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westfahl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Westfahl occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westfahl? popularity and diffusion
The last name Westfahl is the 521,888th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,697,505 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Westfahl live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.
Westfahl is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 463 people, or 1 in 782,849. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 25 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 19 percent are found and Kansas, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Westfahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Westfahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westfahl last name grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Westfahl Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Westfahl are 32.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.26% registered to vote for the political party.
Westfahl earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.8% more than the national average, earning $51,261 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westpfahl | 94 | 683 | / |
| Westtfahl | 94 | 2 | / |
| Westffahl | 94 | 0 | / |
| Westfal | 93 | 1,211 | / |
| Westfall | 88 | 18,869 | / |
| Westfaul | 88 | 60 | / |
| Westpfal | 88 | 45 | / |
| Westfald | 88 | 39 | / |
| Vestfahl | 88 | 16 | / |
| Westfhal | 88 | 8 | / |
| Westhfal | 88 | 8 | / |
| Westfaal | 88 | 3 | / |
| Westfail | 88 | 2 | / |
| Westffal | 88 | 2 | / |
| Westfeal | 88 | 0 | / |
| Westfale | 88 | 0 | / |
| Westfalt | 88 | 0 | / |
| Westphahl | 82 | 14 | / |
| Westhfall | 82 | 3 | / |
| Westpfhal | 82 | 2 | / |
| Westpfall | 82 | 1 | / |
| Westphfal | 82 | 1 | / |
| Westfaldt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weestfall | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wiestfall | 82 | 0 | / |
| Westfeald | 82 | 0 | / |
| Westfaall | 82 | 0 | / |
| Vestfal | 80 | 240 | / |
| Westfál | 80 | 32 | / |
| Bestfal | 80 | 12 | / |
| Westfol | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wostfal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Westfalová | 78 | 13 | / |
| Westphal | 75 | 48,956 | / |
| Westfold | 75 | 68 | / |
| Westphol | 75 | 38 | / |
| Vestfald | 75 | 12 | / |
| Vestfall | 75 | 10 | / |
| Vestfale | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wastfall | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vestfalt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westfoll | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wistfall | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bestfall | 75 | 0 | / |
| Westpfol | 75 | 0 | / |
| Westphall | 71 | 558 | / |
| Westphale | 71 | 139 | / |
| Westphaal | 71 | 32 | / |
| Westfeild | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weestphal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Westhphal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Westphald | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westphhal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westphail | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whestphal | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westfeill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vestfál | 67 | 71 | / |
| Vestfalová | 67 | 38 | / |
| Westfálová | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vestfol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vestfalova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuestfeild | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Westfahl
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