Payfer Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Payfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Kazakhstan441:401,87531,337
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Payfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Payfer (Russian: Пайфер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Payfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Payfer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Payfer are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Payfer is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 41 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside and Minnesota, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Payfer occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 16 percent reside.

Payfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Payfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Payfer last name increased 1,217 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Payfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Payfer last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Payfer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17% less than the national average, earning $35,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.29% less than the national average, earning $30,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfayfer92403/
Payfert922/
Phayfer921/
Pyfer91313/
Pafer9112/
Pfayffer865/
Payafere862/
Phyfer83571/
Paifer83302/
Pyffer8343/
Pajfer8334/
Paffer8326/
Payfie831/
Peafer831/
Peyfer831/
Phafer831/
Pfafer830/
Pfyfer830/
Payfir830/
Paefer830/
Pafe80154/
Pfeyfer77547/
Pfyffer77396/
Paiffer77381/
Pfaifer77375/
Phyffer77320/
Pfajfer77279/
Paufert7762/
Phyfier778/
Pfaffer777/
Phaifer772/
Paffert772/
Peyffer772/
Pafferd770/
Payfair770/
Pauffer770/
Paeffer770/
Phaffer770/
Pfaefer770/
Phyfert770/
Pauefer770/
Pifer735,256/
Paffe73190/
Phyfe73118/
Payfa7319/
Pfafe7310/
Pefer739/
Pfefr737/
Pafre736/
Pafej736/
Paufe735/
Phafe733/
Pyffe732/
Peafe732/
Pafie732/
Patfe731/
Pfafr731/
Pjfer731/
Papfe731/
Pasfe731/
Pafeh731/
Paife731/
Péfer731/
Pytfr731/
Pafet730/
Pafee730/
Pfyfe730/
Pafea730/
Paferova71105/
Pfaiffer7134/
Pfeyffer7121/
Phaiffer7117/
Pheyffer719/
Pauffert715/
Pfajffer714/
Phyfhier713/
Pfajfert711/
Pajoufer711/
Paieffer710/
Pfaeffer710/
Phifer677,462/
Peifer674,277/
Piffer674,133/
Peffer673,693/
Pfaffe67595/
Pfefer67348/
Pifher67332/
Piefer67328/
Pfifer67222/
Paffey67146/
Paffie6732/
Pahafe6721/
Peefer6715/
Pfajfr6711/
Pypher6710/
Phaife6710/
Payefa6710/
Piofer677/
Pfeifr676/
Paffet675/
Pfeffr675/
Payofi673/
Paiffe672/
Peaffe671/
Pefeer671/
Payofa671/
Pujafr671/
Pepfer671/
Pfaifr671/
Pisfer671/
Paaffe671/
Padfey671/
Papher671/
Pifeer671/
Pefere671/
Payfai671/
Pifere671/
Pafeet670/
Phyffe670/
Poefer670/
Paffee670/
Pihfer670/
Phefer670/
Pifier670/
Phaufe670/
Pauffe670/
Pefier670/

Payfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payfer in the Russian language
Пайферpajfer-

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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 Payfer
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