Westfalen Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Westfalen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Westfalen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westfalen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westfalen is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westfalen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Westfalen live; 56 percent live in South America and 56 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name Westfalen is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfallen | 95 | 83 | / |
| Westpfalen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Vestfalen | 89 | 7 | / |
| Westphalen | 84 | 2,421 | / |
| Westphgalen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Westphaelen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Westphaln | 78 | 33 | / |
| Westphalem | 74 | 11 | / |
| Vestphalen | 74 | 8 | / |
| Wistphalen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Westphalin | 74 | 0 | / |
| Westphäling | 60 | 41 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Westfalen
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