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
Westphael occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Westphael? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,483,783rd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Westphael live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Westphael is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 99,030. In Denmark Westphael is most numerous 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. Without taking into account Denmark this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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 | / |
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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 Westphael
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