Paff Surname

184,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Paff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3321:272,11625,519
Australia3881:69,5778,251
Germany2911:276,65129,145
Poland551:691,06859,060
Canada511:722,46357,796
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:109,88810,957

Paff (25) may also be a first name.

Paff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paff (Russian: Пафф) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 184,125th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,161,625 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Paff are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name internationally It is held by 25 people.

The surname Paff is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,332 people, or 1 in 272,116. In The United States Paff is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Paff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Paff are 14.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Paff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.8% less than the national average, earning R 138,312 per year; in United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $45,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaff8930,050/
Phaff89457/
Paffe89190/
Pauff89124/
Peaff8911/
Paiff892/
Papff891/
Pasff891/
Paaff890/
Paf86461/
Pfaffe80595/
Paiffe802/
Peaffe801/
Paaffe801/
Pheaff800/
Peaffs800/
Pauffe800/
Phaiff800/
Ppfaff800/
Poff756,686/
Pfaf75172/
Pafe75154/
Paif7519/
Papf7517/
Phaf7515/
Paft7514/
Pauf7512/
Pfof7510/
Pafs753/
Vpaf751/
Patf751/
Pafz751/
Pafp751/
Pafh751/
Pajf751/
Pasf751/
Paaf751/
Payf751/
Pawf750/
Pfeif67458/
Poffe67320/
Pfayf67115/
Pfoff67113/
Pfeyf6728/
Pfofe6721/
Pfaffová6721/
Pfafe6710/
Poffs679/
Pfaif677/
Paufe675/
Phafe673/
Pouff672/
Peafe672/
Pfoft671/
Pozff671/
Pooff671/
Popff671/
Patfe671/
Pfafs671/
Pofff671/
Paife671/
Pasfe671/
Papfe671/
Phoff670/
Pfaft670/
Phafs670/
Phaaf670/
Phauf670/

Paff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paff in the Russian language
Паффpaff-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paff
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