Pefani Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Pefani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4001:27,6994,224
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pefani Last Name Facts

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

Pefani is found most in Greece. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Pefani is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pefani are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 400 people, or 1 in 27,699. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 61 percent reside, Ionian Islands, where 19 percent reside and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 8 percent reside. Other than Greece Pefani exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pefanis92722/
Pefanio92224/
Pifani83105/
Pefane831/
Pifanio7781/
Pefhany7722/
Pifanis772/
Pefañio772/
Pephani771/
Pitfani771/
Pefanea771/
Phefane771/
Pephanis716/
Peephani711/
Peffanee711/
Pifane6735/
Pifany672/
Pefaña671/
Phetphanit631/
Pifanes6214/
Piffany627/
Pefoune622/
Piffane621/
Piphanio574/
Piphanis571/
Pefoutne571/
Phiphanit53108/

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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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  • 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 Pefani
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