Peffer Surname

123,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Peffer Surname User-submission:

This surname is of German origin. It is derived from the word pfeffer, meaning 'pepper', and it was given to someone who made and sold pepper (Old High German: pheffar, pfeffar, via Latin piper, from ancient Greek péperi).

Peffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3181:156,36715,989
South Africa4841:111,93713,464
Luxembourg1551:3,745503
Belgium1391:82,71012,998
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
France741:897,604104,173
England531:1,051,28451,324
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Scotland231:232,77511,829
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Anguilla21:6,718471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:84,1188,785

Peffer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of German origin. It is derived from the word pfeffer, meaning 'pepper', and it was given to someone who made and sold pepper (Old High German: pheffar, pfeffar, via Latin piper, from ancient Greek péperi).

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Peffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peffer (Russian: Пеффер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peffer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 123,602nd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,973,340 people. The last name Peffer is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Peffer live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,318 people, or 1 in 156,367. In The United States Peffer is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Nevada, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 4 percent are found.

Peffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peffer surname increased 388 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 353 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Peffer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Peffer surname are 26.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.75% more than the national average, earning R 384,372 per year; in United States they earn 4.02% less than the national average, earning $41,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.62% more than the national average, earning $67,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfeffer9225,888/
Peiffer929,156/
Pieffer92174/
Pheffer92117/
Peffier9214/
Peffert9210/
Peyffer922/
Peuffer921/
Peeffer920/
Paeffer920/
Poeffer920/
Peffear920/
Peffe9134/
Pefer919/
Pfeiffer8695,677/
Pfeuffer863,943/
Pheiffer862,580/
Pfieffer86561/
Peiffert86297/
Phieffer8695/
Peuffier8688/
Pfeyffer8621/
Pfoeffer8610/
Pheyffer869/
Pfeffier865/
Pfejffer864/
Peiffier861/
Pfezffer861/
Peijffer861/
Pfeeffer860/
Pfesffer860/
Pfaeffer860/
Peifer834,277/
Piffer834,133/
Pfefer83348/
Piefer83328/
Pfifer83222/
Poffer83157/
Pyffer8343/
Paffer8326/
Peefer8315/
Pieffe832/
Peaffe831/
Pefeer831/
Peffey831/
Pepfer831/
Peafer831/
Pefere831/
Peyfer831/
Pfafer830/
Poefer830/
Pfyfer830/
Phefer830/
Pfeffe830/
Peffes830/
Pefier830/
Paefer830/
Pfeijffer8066/
Pefe8033/
Pheijffer8026/
Pfieffier803/
Ppfeiffer802/
Pfefferre801/
Pfeiffert801/
Pfeifffer801/
Bpfeiffer801/
Hpheiffer801/
Pfeifer7759,525/
Pfeufer771,255/
Pfiffer77594/
Pfeyfer77547/
Pheifer77492/
Pfayfer77403/
Pfyffer77396/
Paiffer77381/
Pfaifer77375/
Phyffer77320/
Pfajfer77279/
Phiffer77274/
Pfiefer77249/
Piffert7787/
Phiefer7773/
Pfejfer7740/
Piffier7712/
Pfaffer777/
Pfeiffe774/
Pheufer773/
Pfeefer773/
Poiffer771/
Pfpifer771/
Piffher771/
Piffere771/
Poffier771/
Ppiffer771/
Pfeffea771/
Phieffe770/
Pfefier770/
Phaffer770/
Pfaefer770/
Pfifier770/
Phoffer770/
Pfieffe770/
Peipfer770/
Pfefferová75265/
Pfefferova758/
Peifferová751/
D'Pfeiffer751/
Pifer735,256/
Pyfer73313/
Pefeh7314/
Pafer7312/
Pefie737/
Peffi736/
Pofer735/
Pyffe732/
Peafe732/
Piffe732/
Pjfer731/
Peife731/
Pefeu731/
Pefez731/
Péfer731/
Pfife730/
Pfyfe730/
Pfeifferová7171/
Phijffer7151/
Pfaiffer7134/
Phaiffer7117/
Pfeifere716/
Pfayffer715/
Pfajffer714/
Pfeiffir712/
Pfeisfer712/
Pfeipfer712/
Phiffier711/
Pfajfert711/
Pfiffeer711/
Pfeifert711/
Pfeifferova711/
Pfeiffre711/
Pfgiffer710/
Pfieffir710/
Phifer677,462/
Phyfer67571/
Pifher67332/
Paifer67302/
Piffre67234/
Payfer67150/
Puiffe6795/
Piffet6748/
Pajfer6734/
Pepher6717/
Peifei678/
Pfeferová677/
Piofer677/
Peffoa673/
Piffey672/
Pfeiffer'ova672/
Pefire672/
Paiffe672/
Peaffy671/
Peffis671/
Piffee671/
Piffie671/
Pisfer671/
Phofer671/
Pfiffe671/
Pifeer671/
Pefeih671/
Pifere671/
Phafer671/
Piffes670/
Phyffe670/
Peifes670/
Pfifes670/
Pihfer670/
Pifier670/
Phiffe670/
Pfefei670/

Peffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peffer in the Russian language
Пефферpeffer-

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