The Westphal surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 7,071 people carried this name — #4,592 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,200 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
309 people named Westphal have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 392 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
116 people named Westphal live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Westphal.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Westphal.
- Wesolek 431 · U.S. census
- Wesolowski 3,251 · U.S. census
- West 188,464 · U.S. census
- Wester 5,065 · U.S. census
- Westermann 709 · U.S. census
- Westermeyer 453 · U.S. census
- Westrich 901 · U.S. census
- Wetta 224 · U.S. census
- Wetter 1,438 · U.S. census
- Wetterer 171 · U.S. census
- Wettstein 1,202 · U.S. census
- Wetzel 15,674 · U.S. census
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