Westfal Surname

310,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Westfal Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Westphalen (western plain), in Germany.

Westfal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6971:54,5328,581
Brazil2931:730,62926,722
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

The alternate forms: Westfál (32) are calculated separately.

Westfal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Westphalen (western plain), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Westfal Last Name Facts

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

Westfal is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Westfál. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westfal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 310,992nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,017,792 people. The surname Westfal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Westfal live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Westfal is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 697 people, or 1 in 54,532. Excluding Poland this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Westfal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westfal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westfal surname expanded 149 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westfal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westfal surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westfal earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $49,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $58,384 CAD per year.

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