Paffaro Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Paffaro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paffaro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Páffaro (3) are calculated separately.

Paffaro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paffaro is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Páffaro. For other possible spellings of Paffaro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paffaro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Paffaro are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Paffaro is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 2,119,548. In Brazil Paffaro is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 94 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 4 percent reside and Paraná, where 1 percent reside. Barring Brazil it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Páffaro953/
Pafaro92102/
Pafforo861/
Pafara7741/
Pafero772/
Páfaro771/
Pofaro770/
Pafaira7113/
Pavaroh713/
Peffero712/
Pafuoro711/
Paferro711/
Paferoo711/
Pauferro67643/
Papharos671/
Paphatro671/

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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 Paffaro
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