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

The last name Pafer is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pafer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pafer is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Pafer reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Pafer is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Pafer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pafer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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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