Paffey Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Paffey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1211:460,48030,233
Wales121:257,87814,969
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970

Paffey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paffey occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paffey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Paffey are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Paffey is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 460,480. In England Paffey is primarily found in: Greater London, where 21 percent reside, Hampshire, where 20 percent reside and Essex, where 19 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Paffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paffey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Paffey surname rose 403 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paffe91190/
Paffy914/
Pfaffe83595/
Paffie8332/
Paffer8326/
Paffet835/
Paffoy832/
Paiffe832/
Piffey832/
Padfey831/
Paaffe831/
Peffey831/
Peaffy831/
Peaffe831/
Pauffe830/
Paffee830/
Pafe80154/
Pafy801/
Paffett77441/
Paiffer77381/
Pfaffer777/
Pfeifey771/
Phaffer770/
Pauffer770/
Poffe73320/
Paffa73192/
Paffi73122/
Peffe7334/
Pfofe7321/
Pafer7312/
Pfafe7310/
Pafej736/
Paufe735/
Pofey734/
Papfy733/
Phafe733/
Piffe732/
Pafie732/
Peafe732/
Pasfe731/
Pafeh731/
Pafhy731/
Papfe731/
Paife731/
Paify731/
Patfe731/
Pafet730/
Pfife730/
Pafee730/
Poffy730/
Pafea730/
Pfaiffer7134/
Phaiffer7117/
Pfayffer715/
Pfajffer714/
Poffahey711/
Paiffett711/
Paieffer710/
Poffet67589/
Paifer67302/
Poffer67157/
Payfer67150/
Puiffe6795/
Paffas6740/
Pajfer6734/
Pafiye6733/
Pahafe6721/
Pafoya6711/
Phaife6710/
Pfaffa674/
Pfaffi672/
Pieffe672/
Paffit671/
Payfie671/
Pafiya671/
Patfeu671/
Pouffe671/
Piffee671/
Paphey671/
Peafer671/
Pfiffe671/
Phafer671/
Poifey671/
Pafejo671/
Paffau670/
Pfafer670/
Phiffe670/
Phaufe670/
Pfeffe670/
Pafeet670/

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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 Paffey
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