Westhal Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Westhal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westhal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Westhal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westhal has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Westhal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westhal is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Westhal are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 63 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 60 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 40 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Westhal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Westhal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westhal surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westhall93121/
Weisthal9316/
Westthal9314/
Wiesthal933/
Westahal931/
Westhhal931/
Westal9233/
Weasthall880/
Westall863,113/
Wisthal8615/
Wiestal867/
Weistal866/
Westale864/
Westtal861/
Westhol861/
Wasthal861/
Westhassel824/
Westholt80185/
Wiesztal8049/
Vesthald809/
Westasll802/
Weastall801/
Westtall801/
Westhold800/
Vestal778,207/
Bestal77655/
Wostal77465/
Wastal77259/
Westol7725/
Wistal772/
Weasteall750/
Bestall71383/
Westoll7195/
Wastall7152/
Wosztal7125/
Vestall7113/
Vasthal719/
Vestale715/
Beastal713/
Besstal712/
Wisztal711/
Wysztal711/
Vesthassel711/
Wastaul711/
Westoil711/
Wostall711/
Wistall710/
Beastall67684/
Wästholt6723/
Vestholt671/
Bestaall671/
Widstall670/
Wasteall670/
Waistall670/

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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 Westhal
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