Westfhal Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Westfhal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westfhal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Westfhal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westfhal is most common in Brazil. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westfhal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Westfhal reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Westfhal is most numerous in: Espírito Santo, where 33 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 33 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 33 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

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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 Westfhal
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