Peiffer Surname

55,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Peiffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peiffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0191:90,18610,138
France1,9501:34,0634,144
Germany1,6161:49,8186,497
Belgium7731:14,8732,265
Luxembourg4861:1,195111
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7191:69,8457,550

Peiffer (14) may also be a first name.

Peiffer Last Name Facts

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

Peiffer occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Peiffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Peiffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,464th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 795,931 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Peiffer reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,019 people, or 1 in 90,186. In The United States Peiffer is most frequent in: Iowa, where 10 percent live, Michigan, where 5 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in France, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Peiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peiffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peiffer last name grew 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peiffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Peiffer are 21.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Peiffer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 45.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,616 per year; in United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.01% less than the national average, earning $42,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfeiffer9395,677/
Pheiffer932,580/
Peiffert93297/
Peiffier931/
Peijffer931/
Peifer924,277/
Piffer924,133/
Peffer923,693/
Pfeijffer8866/
Pheijffer8826/
Ppfeiffer882/
Pfeieffer881/
Pfeiffert881/
Pfeifffer881/
Bpfeiffer881/
Hpheiffer881/
Pfeiiffer880/
Pfeifer8659,525/
Pfeffer8625,888/
Pfiffer86594/
Pheifer86492/
Paiffer86381/
Phiffer86274/
Pieffer86174/
Pheffer86117/
Piffert8687/
Peffier8614/
Piffier8612/
Peffert8610/
Pfeiffe864/
Peyffer862/
Poiffer861/
Piffher861/
Piffere861/
Pueffer861/
Ppiffer861/
Peuffer861/
Peeffer860/
Piffaer860/
Paeffer860/
Poeffer860/
Peffear860/
Peipfer860/
Pifer835,256/
Peffe8334/
Pefer839/
Piffe832/
Peife831/
Peifferová821/
D'Pfeiffer821/
Pfeuffer803,943/
Pfieffer80561/
Phieffer8095/
Peuffier8088/
Phijffer8051/
Pfaiffer8034/
Pfeyffer8021/
Phaiffer8017/
Pfoeffer8010/
Pheyffer809/
Pfeiefer809/
Pfeifere806/
Pfeffier805/
Pfueffer804/
Pfejffer804/
Pfeiffir802/
Pfeisfer802/
Pfeipfer802/
Phiffier801/
Pfiffeer801/
Pfeifert801/
Pfeiffre801/
Pfezffer801/
Pfeifger801/
Paieffer800/
Pfgiffer800/
Pfeeffer800/
Pfesffer800/
Pfeifeer800/
Pfaeffer800/
Pfeifferová7871/
Pfeifferova781/
Phifer777,462/
Pfefer77348/
Pifher77332/
Piefer77328/
Paifer77302/
Piffre77234/
Pfifer77222/
Puiffe7795/
Piffet7748/
Pyffer7743/
Paffer7726/
Peefer7715/
Peifei778/
Piofer777/
Pfeifr776/
Pfeffr775/
Pfeife775/
Piffey772/
Pieffe772/
Paiffe772/
Peaffe771/
Pefeer771/
Peffey771/
Pepfer771/
Piffee771/
Piffie771/
Pisfer771/
Peafer771/
Pfiffe771/
Pifeer771/
Pefere771/
Peyfer771/
Pifere771/
Piffes770/
Pfafer770/
Poefer770/
Pfyfer770/
Peifes770/
Pihfer770/
Phefer770/
Pifier770/
Phiffe770/
Pfeffe770/
Peffes770/
Pefier770/
Paefer770/
Pfieffier753/
Pfefferre751/
Pfeiffer'ova742/
Pefe7333/
Pife732/
Pfeufer711,255/
Pfeiferová71666/
Pfeyfer71547/
Pfayfer71403/
Pfyffer71396/
Pfaifer71375/
Phyffer71320/
Pfajfer71279/
Pfefferová71265/
Pfiefer71249/
Phiefer7173/
Peipher7150/
Pfejfer7140/
Pfeiferova718/
Pfefferova718/
Pfaffer717/
Phifier714/
Pheufer713/
Pfeefer713/
Pouffer713/
Phaifer712/
Paffert712/
Phifher711/
Peuefer711/
Pfeifey711/
Pfiffir711/
Pfpifer711/
Piffeth711/
Pheifes711/
Pfuefer711/
Piferre711/
Pfeffea711/
Pfeiffi711/
Pafferd710/
Pfeifir710/
Pauffer710/
Pfeiffa710/
Phieffe710/
Phaffer710/
Pfaefer710/
Pfifier710/
Phiffes710/
Pfieffe710/
Pauefer710/
Pyfer67313/
Paffe67190/
Pifre67144/
Pouffier6766/
Phife6735/
Pifie6720/
Piffa6715/
Pefeh6714/
Pafer6712/
Pfafe6710/
Pfefr677/
Pefie677/
Peffi676/
Pfayffer675/
Pauffert675/
Pfajffer674/
Pyffe672/
Peafe672/
Pouffert672/
Peifa672/
Pfafr671/
Pfajfert671/
Pifhr671/
Pjfer671/
Paiffett671/
Piffi671/
Paife671/
Pifea671/
Pefeu671/
Pefez671/
Péfer671/
Pifeh671/
Pheipher671/
Pifhe671/
Pfeipher670/
Pfieffir670/
Pfife670/
Pifir670/
Pfyfe670/
Pfuiffir670/
Poife670/

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Peiffer Reference & Research

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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 Peiffer
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