Westphal Surname

11,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Westphal Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Westphalen (western plain), in Germany.

Westphal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany32,0151:2,515243
United States9,7511:37,1714,603
Brazil4,1421:51,6841,990
France4351:152,69623,696
Netherlands4181:40,4006,862
Denmark3871:14,5861,434
Poland3831:99,24015,160
Australia2791:96,75910,970
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Sweden1281:76,9285,759
Austria1061:80,33412,076
Chile1051:167,7765,566
Canada1001:368,45633,054
England1001:557,18134,216
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Norway241:214,26224,079
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Finland91:610,74534,002
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Wales71:442,07621,198
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Malta41:107,5681,849
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8191:61,3176,732

Westphal (22) may also be a first name.

Westphal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Westphalen (western plain), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A native of Westphalia, in Germany.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Westphal Last Name Facts

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

Westphal occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Westphal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,483rd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 148,859 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Westphal live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Westphal is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 32,015 people, or 1 in 2,515. In Germany Westphal is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Germany Westphal exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Westphal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westphal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Westphal surname rose 1,191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 714 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westphal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Westphal are 17.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westphal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.57% less than the national average, earning 295,656 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,973 per year; in South Africa they earn 151.46% more than the national average, earning R 597,564 per year; in United States they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning $46,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $49,160 CAD per year.

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