Pafer Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Pafer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pafer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pafer Last Name Facts

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

Pafer is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pafer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Pafer are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Pafer is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Pafer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pafer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pafer surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paifer91302/
Payfer91150/
Pajfer9134/
Paffer9126/
Peafer911/
Phafer911/
Pfafer910/
Paefer910/
Pafe89154/
Pfayfer83403/
Paiffer83381/
Pfaifer83375/
Pfajfer83279/
Paufert8362/
Pfaffer837/
Phaifer832/
Payfert832/
Paffert832/
Phayfer831/
Pafferd830/
Pauffer830/
Paeffer830/
Phaffer830/
Pfaefer830/
Paffe80190/
Pfafe8010/
Pefer809/
Pafre806/
Pafej806/
Paufe805/
Pofer805/
Phafe803/
Peafe802/
Pafie802/
Patfe801/
Papfe801/
Pasfe801/
Pafeh801/
Paife801/
Péfer801/
Pafet800/
Pafee800/
Pafea800/
Paferova77105/
Pfaiffer7734/
Phaiffer7717/
Pfayffer775/
Pauffert775/
Pfajffer774/
Pfajfert771/
Pfaeffer770/
Peifer734,277/
Peffer733,693/
Pfaffe73595/
Pfefer73348/
Poffer73157/
Paffey73146/
Potfer7334/
Paffie7332/
Pahafe7321/
Peefer7315/
Phaife7310/
Paffet735/
Pofere735/
Paiffe732/
Pofert731/
Peaffe731/
Pefeer731/
Payfie731/
Pepfer731/
Phofer731/
Paaffe731/
Padfey731/
Papher731/
Peyfer731/
Pafeet730/
Poofer730/
Poefer730/
Paffee730/
Phefer730/
Payfir730/
Phaufe730/
Pauffe730/
Pefier730/
Pfeifer6759,525/
Pfeffer6725,888/
Peiffer679,156/
Pfeufer671,255/
Pfeyfer67547/
Pheifer67492/
Paffett67441/
Pafa67162/
Pheffer67117/
Pafi6778/
Peffier6714/
Pofe678/
Phapher674/
Pheufer673/
Pfeefer673/
Pouffer673/
Paupher673/
Pfaiferová672/
Peyffer672/
Poiffer671/
Pophfer671/
Pafy671/
Phaufie671/
Poffier671/
Phafeez671/
Peuffer671/
Peeffer670/
Payfair670/
Pfeifir670/
Pofferd670/
Padfett670/
Poeffer670/
Pfefier670/
Phosfer670/
Peffear670/
Phoffer670/
Peipfer670/

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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
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  • 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 Pafer
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