Paffrath Surname

198,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Paffrath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paffrath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5801:50,9536,651
United States3551:1,021,01175,157
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Canada391:944,75971,777
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Paffrath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paffrath has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paffrath? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,900th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,468,608 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Paffrath are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Paffrath is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,580 people, or 1 in 50,953. In Germany Paffrath is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 3 percent are found. Barring Germany Paffrath occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Paffrath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paffrath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Paffrath surname expanded 3,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paffrath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Paffrath last name are 5.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Paffrath earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.09% more than the national average, earning $57,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaffrath941/
Pafrath933/
Paffroth880/
Pfaffroth8217/
Pafrate805/
Pfafrate752/
Pfeifroth7183/
Pfafrots631/
Pafrod571/
Pfafrods506/

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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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  • 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 Paffrath
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