Pafitis Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Pafitis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pafitis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus1391:6,366740
Greece861:128,83521,499
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Pafitis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pafitis occurs in Cyprus more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pafitis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pafitis is the 814,680th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name Pafitis is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Pafitis live; 66 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Cyprus, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 6,366. In Cyprus it is most numerous in: Nicosia District, where 52 percent reside, Larnaca District, where 23 percent reside and Paphos District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Cyprus it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.

Pafitis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pafitis surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pafitis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 151.79% more than the national average, earning R 598,344 per year and in United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pafiti92165/
Pafites8612/
Paphitis801,144/
Pafeti772/
Pafite771/
Ppaphitis751/
Paphiti71283/
Pafetti7172/
Pafaita711/
Paffetti67444/
Paphites6720/
Peafetti673/
Pahphithi634/
Pofita6219/
Pafyta624/
Paphite572/
Pofetie571/
Phophithi501/

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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 Pafitis
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