Pappenheim Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Pappenheim Surname Definition:

(from a place name) A town in Mittelfranken, Bavaria.

Pappenheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2041:41,9495,703
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Germany841:958,39866,883
England351:1,591,94567,242
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pappenheim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) A town in Mittelfranken, Bavaria.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

PAPPENHEIM: The family came to England with George II. The name is local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pappenheim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pappenheim occurs most in Israel. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pappenheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 645,988th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Pappenheim are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Pappenheim is most widely held in Israel, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 41,949. In Israel Pappenheim is most numerous in: Jerusalem District, where 76 percent are found, Judea and Samaria Area, where 20 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Israel Pappenheim occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.

Pappenheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pappenheim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pappenheim surname rose 1,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pappenheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pappenheim surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pappenheim earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.96% more than the national average, earning $62,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.32% less than the national average, earning $46,045 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papenheim95459/
Pappenheime951/
Poppenheim9014/
Popenheim846/
Papanheim841/
Pappengeym8067/
Pappengejm801/
Papengeym7410/
Poppengeym703/
Papanaim677/
Papanam59147/
Papanaum5615/
Papingam562/

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