Westhoff Surname

63,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Westhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7001:21,7582,888
United States3,0651:118,25712,708
Netherlands7221:23,3893,751
Australia811:333,28028,364
Denmark711:79,5037,759
England541:1,031,81650,675
Austria381:224,09027,245
France211:3,162,987209,042
Chile191:927,18319,125
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Norway71:734,61250,907
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Westhoff (10) may also be a first name.

Westhoff Last Name Facts

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

Westhoff is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westhoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Westhoff is the 63,597th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 925,168 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Westhoff are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 3,700 people, or 1 in 21,758. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found and Bavaria, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Westhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westhoff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westhoff last name expanded 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Westhoff last name are 27.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Westhoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.29% less than the national average, earning 234,346 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 115.44% more than the national average, earning R 511,956 per year and in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,329 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuesthoff94348/
Woesthoff94206/
Weusthoff94150/
Weisthoff9416/
Whesthoff941/
Weesthoff941/
Wiesthoff940/
Westhof93744/
Westoff9378/
Weusthof88277/
Wisthoff88228/
Wösthoff88104/
Besthoff8868/
Wysthoff8824/
Woesthof8821/
Westhoof881/
Wuestoff881/
Wuesthof881/
Vesthoff881/
Westhofs881/
Westhopf880/
Westof864/
Weisthosf821/
Woesstoff820/
Wistoff8020/
Besthof8018/
Bestoff807/
Westaff804/
Wisthof800/
Wexstaff7521/
Westtoft7514/
Visthoff759/
Wisstoff758/
Whestaff751/
Westhova751/
Wisthosf751/
Wisthaff750/
Beastoff750/
Waystoff750/
Westow7132/
Bestof7111/
Wistof7110/
Wistaff67144/
Wistoft67106/
Bistoff6734/
Vysthof674/
Vistoff674/
Bisthof673/
Wastaff673/
Wiestow671/
Vastoff671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Westhoff
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