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

Paffey occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paffey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Paffey occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Paffey live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

Paffey is most frequent in England, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 460,480. In England Paffey is most common in: Greater London, where 21 percent reside, Hampshire, where 20 percent reside and Essex, where 19 percent reside. Aside from England it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Paffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paffey has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 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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