Pefanis Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Pefanis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefanis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5221:21,2263,110
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England81:6,964,757184,742
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Pefanis Last Name Facts

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

Pefanis is found most frequently in Greece. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefanis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pefanis is the 466,165th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. The last name Pefanis is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Pefanis live; 72 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 72 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Pefanis is most common in Greece, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 21,226. In Greece Pefanis is most prevalent in: Attica, where 59 percent are found, Western Greece, where 16 percent are found and Ionian Islands, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Greece it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Pefanis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pefanis last name are 6.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Pefanis earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 34.33% more than the national average, earning $57,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.19% more than the national average, earning $67,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pefani92422/
Pefanio86224/
Pifanis862/
Pephanis806/
Pifani77105/
Pefane771/
Pifanio7181/
Pefhany7122/
Pifanes7114/
Pefañio712/
Pephani711/
Pitfani711/
Pefanea711/
Phefane711/
Peephani671/
Piphanis671/
Peffanee671/
Pifane6235/
Pifany622/
Pefaña621/
Phetphanit591/
Piffany577/
Pefoune572/
Piffane571/
Piphanio534/
Pefoutne531/
Phiphanit50108/
Phaphanes501/

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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 Pefanis
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