Pefu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
American Samoa
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Pefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
American Samoa141:3,983910
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pefu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pefu is found most in American Samoa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pefu is the 4,116,508th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Pefu is mostly found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Pefu are found; 61 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Polynesia.

Pefu is most frequently held in American Samoa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,983. Apart from American Samoa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Pefu Last Name Statistics demography

Pefu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pefgu8915/
Pefau8914/
Phefu8912/
Peifu892/
Pefou892/
Pefut891/
Piefu891/
Pefeu891/
Pefuh891/
Peffau8086/
Peyfuß8055/
Peyfus8017/
Pefuss800/
Pofu75157/
Pafu7553/
Pifu7534/
Peyfuss7335/
Pfaeffu731/
Peifuss730/
Phofu671,115/
Phafu6722/
Poffu6711/
Puifu679/
Paifu671/
Pephu671/
Péfau671/
Pofou671/
Piofu671/
Peffault671/
Pfeifaut671/
Hpofu671/
Pifou671/
Pifus670/

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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
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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 Pefu
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