Pafilis Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Pafilis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pafilis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3021:36,6885,830
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England11:55,718,059489,080

Pafilis Last Name Facts

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

Pafilis occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pafilis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pafilis is the 868,551st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Pafilis live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Pafilis is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 36,688. In Greece Pafilis is most prevalent in: Attica, where 48 percent live, Central Greece, where 24 percent live and Thessaly, where 9 percent live. Barring Greece Pafilis is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Pafilis Last Name Statistics demography

Pafilis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pafiolis9331/
Pafili92223/
Pafylis8666/
Pafioli8617/
Paffili864/
Papfili861/
Pafuili861/
Pafila7731/
Pafyli7710/
Pafile775/
Pafeli771/
Paffile71326/
Pafuile71103/
Pafylia7121/
Pafuila7121/
Pofilio7118/
Paufila716/
Pafilha711/
Pafiele711/
Pofelis711/

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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 Pafilis
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