Pafilas Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Pafilas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pafilas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece171:651,75273,285
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Pafilas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pafilas occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Pafilas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pafilas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pafilas reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

It is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 651,752. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 88 percent reside, Epirus, where 6 percent reside and North Aegean, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Greece this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pafilias934/
Paffilas934/
Pafila9231/
Pafylas8689/
Pafuila8621/
Paufila866/
Pafilha861/
Pafylias8016/
Pafyla7748/
Pafilo771/
Pafylia7121/
Pahfilo711/
Phaphila676/
Pofela62223/
Pofilo622/
Phaiphilai5913/
Pofilio5718/
Phofela574/
Pafeulo571/
Pofilho571/
Paphilo571/
Phaphela5329/
Phophila5311/
Phophilay5019/
Phoophila502/

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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 Pafilas
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