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

The surname Westphal occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westphal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 11,483^rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 148,859 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 2,301,746^th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

Westphal is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 32,015 people, or 1 in 2,515. In Germany Westphal is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany Westphal occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Westphal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Westphal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westphal last name expanded 1,191 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 714 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westphal Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Westphal surname are 17.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.87% being registered with 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.