Pefley Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pefley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:908,41868,362
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Pefley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pefley occurs most in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefley? popularity and diffusion

Pefley is the 726,304th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pefley are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 399 people, or 1 in 908,418. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 23 percent are found, Michigan, where 15 percent are found and Washington, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States Pefley occurs in one country. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent are found.

Pefley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pefley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 532 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pefley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pefley surname are 20.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.11% being registered with the political party.

Pefley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,443 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Pefle911/
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Peffly83167/
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Pefles830/
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Pefler830/
Peifle830/
Pfieffley800/
Pfeifle771,942/
Poffley77347/
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Paffley7710/
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Peaflee771/
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Peffler770/
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Pofle73169/
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Pfeifler7174/
Pfeffler718/
Pittfley711/
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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 Pefley
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