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 last name Pefu is borne by more people in American Samoa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pefu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Pefu is predominantly found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Pefu are found; 61 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Polynesia.

This surname is most commonly held in American Samoa, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,983. Without taking into account American Samoa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Pefu
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