Westfall Surname

28,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Westfall Surname Definition:

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

Westfall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,9861:20,1522,545
Canada5891:62,5567,315
England851:655,50738,035
Guam331:4,852643
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8271:13,1221,686

Westfall (27) may also be a first name.

Westfall 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

The same as Westfield; from Westfield, name of parishes cos. Norfolk and Sussex; and also of several townships of the U.S., North America. Westfall and Westfield are both found in Bowditch.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Westfall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westfall is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westfall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 28,479th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 386,218 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Westfall live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 27 people.

The last name Westfall is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 17,986 people, or 1 in 20,152. In The United States Westfall is primarily found in: Ohio, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and West Virginia, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Westfall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westfall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westfall last name expanded 470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westfall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westfall last name are 17.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westfall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.98% less than the national average, earning R 109,356 per year; in United States they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $42,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,140 CAD per year.

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