Paffenholz Surname
Approximately 846 people bear this surname
Paffenholz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 821 | 1:98,058 | 12,200 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Paffenholz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paffenholz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paffenholz is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Paffenholz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paffenholz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paffenholz is the 412,207th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,614,120 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Paffenholz are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Paffenholz is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 821 people, or 1 in 98,058. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 23 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfaffenholz | 95 | 21 | / |
| Poffenholz | 90 | 11 | / |
| Poffenholtz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pavani Luz | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Paffenholz
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