Papenfuss Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Papenfuss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papenfuss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8131:445,82938,265
Germany1981:406,59337,350
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Papenfüss (1) are calculated separately.

Papenfuss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papenfuss is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as: Papenfüss. For other possible spellings of Papenfuss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papenfuss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papenfuss is the 336,072nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Papenfuss are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Papenfuss is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 813 people, or 1 in 445,829. In The United States Papenfuss is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 29 percent live, Wisconsin, where 15 percent live and Utah, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Papenfuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papenfuss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Papenfuss surname expanded 20,325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papenfuss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papenfuss last name are 14.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Papenfuss earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.46% more than the national average, earning R 307,656 per year; in United States they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $46,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $49,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papenfüss961/
Pappenfuss9555/
Papaenfuss951/
Papenfus941,771/
Pappenfus89268/
Papenfuse89119/
Papenfuhs89110/
Popenfuss8915/
Pepenfuss892/
Papemfuss891/
Papenfuß821,987/
Popenfus8213/
Papenfut8211/
Pepenfus823/
Papenfüs821/
Papenfoes782/
Poppenfus780/
Poppenfuse7417/
Poppenfusz740/
Popenfoose6343/
Popinfouse630/

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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 Papenfuss
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