Pefferkorn Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Pefferkorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefferkorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1061:626,62982,018
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Pefferkorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pefferkorn is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefferkorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pefferkorn is the 1,333,288th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Pefferkorn is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Pefferkorn are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Pefferkorn is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 626,629. In France Pefferkorn is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 44 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 25 percent reside and Occitanie, where 20 percent reside. Not including France it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Paraguay, where 1 percent reside.

Pefferkorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pefferkorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pefferkorn last name rose 373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pefferkorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pefferkorn surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

Pefferkorn earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,739 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Pefferkorn
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