Pefau Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Pefau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France41:16,605,680368,153
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Péfau (1) are calculated separately.

Pefau Last Name Facts

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

Pefau occurs most in Canada. It may also occur in the variant forms: Péfau. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pefau live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Gallo-North America.

The surname is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,093,955. In Canada Pefau is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 100 percent are found. Barring Canada Pefau occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 7 percent are found.

Pefau Last Name Statistics demography

Pefau earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning $45,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Peffau9186/
Pefa8924/
Pefu8923/
Pefgu8015/
Phefu8012/
Paefa806/
Pesfa804/
Peifa802/
Peifu802/
Pefou802/
Piefa802/
Pefeu801/
Pefay801/
Piefu801/
Pefuh801/
Pefut801/
Phefa801/
Pefai801/
Pefuo801/
Peffault771/
Pfeifaut771/
Peyfuß7355/
Petfai7325/
Pifaux7318/
Peyfus7317/
Pifaud738/
Peffoa733/
Petfat733/
Pewfad731/
Phefha731/
Pefaia731/
Pfeifa731/
Pesfay731/
Pesfai731/
Peyfah731/
Pefuss730/
Paffau730/
Piffaut67588/
Pafa67162/
Pofu67157/
Pifa67155/
Pofa6765/
Pafu6753/
Peyfuss6735/
Pifu6734/
Pechfai6731/
Phetfai6712/
Pefo674/
Paefa'a673/
Piffaud672/
Pyfa671/
Pesfaye671/
Pfaeffu671/
Pefeyap671/
Pefouia671/
Puyfaud671/
Piewfai671/
Pfeffea671/
Pheaphu671/
Peaphue671/
Paifauy671/
Peifuss670/
Pfeiffa670/

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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
  • 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 Pefau
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