Paffendorf Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Paffendorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paffendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2631:306,10431,180
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Paffendorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paffendorf is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Paffendorf.

How Common Is The Last Name Paffendorf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paffendorf is the 809,613th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The surname Paffendorf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Paffendorf live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 306,104. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent reside, Bavaria, where 2 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 1 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Paffendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paffendorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Paffendorf last name rose 1,283 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paffendorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paffendorf last name are 37.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84% being registered to vote for the party.

Paffendorf earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.87% more than the national average, earning $57,334 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaffendorf95277/
Pfaffendorff912/
Poffindorf800/
Bevendorf631/
Bevendorff6012/

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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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  • 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 Paffendorf
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