Westphael Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Westphael Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 57 | 1:99,030 | 9,368 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Westphael Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Westphael Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Westphael is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westphael? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Westphael live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequent in Denmark, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 99,030. In Denmark Westphael is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 49 percent are found, North Denmark Region, where 44 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 5 percent are found. Besides Denmark this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westphel | 94 | 5 | / |
| Vestphael | 89 | 25 | / |
| Westphell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Westphail | 89 | 0 | / |
| Westphl | 88 | 1 | / |
| Westpfel | 82 | 95 | / |
| Westpaul | 82 | 1 | / |
| Westfel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Westpowell | 74 | 1 | / |
| Westfeld | 71 | 208 | / |
| Westfelt | 71 | 105 | / |
| Westfaul | 71 | 60 | / |
| Westfail | 71 | 2 | / |
| Westfell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Westfeal | 71 | 0 | / |
| Westfeldt | 67 | 100 | / |
| Westfeild | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuestfeld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Westfeill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westfeald | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuestfeild | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wästfelt | 59 | 77 | / |
| Westfält | 59 | 41 | / |
| Vestfelt | 59 | 4 | / |
| Vestfeld | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vestfeldt | 56 | 3 | / |
| Wästfeldt | 56 | 3 | / |
| Westfildt | 56 | 0 | / |
| Vestfalova | 53 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Westphael
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis