Parfeni Surname

289,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Parfeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parfeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova8741:4,075577
Romania3661:54,8586,728
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Parfeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Parfeni (Russian: Парфени) is found most in Moldova. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Parfeni.

How Common Is The Last Name Parfeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 289,472nd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,504,189 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Parfeni live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 874 people, or 1 in 4,075. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Cantemir District, where 17 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 15 percent live and Fălești District, where 10 percent live. Barring Moldova this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 28 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parfenie93233/
Parfenii93187/
Parfeniy93133/
Parfenyi9370/
Parfene861,495/
Parfeny8654/
Parfena8632/
Porfeni861/
Parfini861/
Porfenyi801/
Parfenoa801/
Parfenets7544/
Parfenych754/
Parfień714/
Porfini713/
Porfinio6710/
Parveneh673/
Parfinge671/
Parfynets6310/
Porfine571/

Parfeni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parfeni in the Russian language
Парфениparfeni-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Parfeni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis