Westphal is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Westphal
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Westphal

How popular is Westphal?

Westphal is common in Germany.

Westphal is ranked 13879 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Westphal bearers increased by 0.4242681 per cent in 2010 US census to 7101 since 2000, the surname slipped by 361 spots and ranked at 4953. The last name was found in around 24 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.92 96.48
Hispanic or Latino 2.46 1.4
Others 1.35 1.06
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.63 0.51
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.42 0.34
Black 0.21 0.21
Westphal is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 38019 people have been found who wears Westphal as their family name. Westphal is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
318,252 Ukraine6
10,542 China4
127,708 Czech Republic3
4,554 Guatemala3
2,672 Mozambique3
20,837 Venezuela2
24,766 Scotland2
1,834 Malta2
4,104 South Korea2
124,220 Italy2
2,578 Guam1
37,779 Serbia1
42,479 Greece1
31,584 Peru1
49,529 Israel1
29,046 Japan1
18,969 Wales1
66,560 Philippines1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
537 Liechtenstein1
1,572 Macau1
12,745 Luxembourg1
16,283 Lithuania1
16,073 Latvia1
5,924 Paraguay1
19,533 Uruguay1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,953 Finland48
33,012 Belgium45
17,488 Norway39
14,946 New Zealand38
8,504 Ireland33
3,873 Thailand24
15,050 Singapore18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
29,238 Spain86
15,508 United Arab Emirates61
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Westphal:
9,471 South Africa676
16,247 France588
5,802 Netherlands470
1,414 Denmark398
17,922 Poland334
3,654 Austria314
14,022 Mexico288
10,148 Australia275
4,219 Chile243
6,031 Switzerland198
25,123 England194
5,061 Sweden189
24,691 Canada140
Countries with thousands of Westphal:
4,328 United States9,237
2,732 Brazil5,342
Countries with ten thousands of Westphal:
299 Germany18,627
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, Of unknown age immigrant William Westphal who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on June 6, 1851 by George put out from Liverpool.

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Maria Cheeseman
westphal designating the native of the region of origin of Westphalia, located in Germany.

Westphal Namesakes

  • Ingeborg Westphal, Actress
  • Jenny von Westphalen, Karl Marx's wife
  • Kerstin Westphal, Politician
  • Leanne Westphal, Film producer
  • Jenny von Westphalen, Karl Marx's wife
  • Ernst Oswald Johannes Westphal, Linguist
  • Christoph Westphal, Entrepreneur
  • Hedwig Westphal, Politician
  • Leanne Westphal, Film producer
  • Paul Westphal, Basketball player

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