Westpfahl Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Westpfahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westpfahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:936,58670,075
Germany2141:376,19435,529
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Westpfahl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westpfahl occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westpfahl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 486,338th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,669,906 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Westpfahl live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 387 people, or 1 in 936,586. In The United States Westpfahl is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent reside, Missouri, where 18 percent reside and Iowa, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Westpfahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westpfahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westpfahl surname rose 1,290 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westpfahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westpfahl surname are 25.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Westpfahl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.84% more than the national average, earning R 377,472 per year and in United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,184 USD per year.

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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 Westpfahl
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