Westfalia Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Westfalia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Westfalia (47) may also be a first name.
Westfalia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westfalia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westfalia is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Westfalia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Westfalia is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Westfalia live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 47 people.
This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live. Besides Germany Westfalia exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent live and Austria, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfal | 88 | 1,211 | / |
| Westphalia | 84 | 1 | / |
| Westfall | 82 | 18,869 | / |
| Westfahl | 82 | 623 | / |
| Westfaul | 82 | 60 | / |
| Westefal | 82 | 17 | / |
| Westfhal | 82 | 8 | / |
| Westifal | 82 | 5 | / |
| Vestfala | 82 | 3 | / |
| Westfaal | 82 | 3 | / |
| Westffal | 82 | 2 | / |
| Westfail | 82 | 2 | / |
| Westfeal | 82 | 0 | / |
| Westfale | 82 | 0 | / |
| Westefhal | 78 | 2 | / |
| Westefall | 78 | 2 | / |
| Westtfahl | 78 | 2 | / |
| Westfally | 78 | 1 | / |
| Weestfall | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westafahl | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westafall | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westafaul | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westfaall | 78 | 0 | / |
| Westffahl | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wiestfall | 78 | 0 | / |
| Westfál | 75 | 32 | / |
| Westfol | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wostfal | 75 | 2 | / |
| Westfel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westful | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westphal | 71 | 48,956 | / |
| Westvall | 71 | 24 | / |
| Vestfale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wastfall | 71 | 2 | / |
| Westvaal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westfell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westfoll | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westfull | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wistfall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westfuhl | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westfowl | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westphall | 67 | 558 | / |
| Westphale | 67 | 139 | / |
| Westphael | 67 | 60 | / |
| Westphaal | 67 | 32 | / |
| Westphahl | 67 | 14 | / |
| Westephal | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weestphal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Westiphal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Westphhal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westwphal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weistflue | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westfeill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westphail | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weestfela | 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 Westfalia
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