Pfaffe Surname

540,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfaffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfaffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4751:169,48519,973
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Pfaffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfaffe (Russian: Пфаффе) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfaffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 540,057th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. The last name Pfaffe is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Pfaffe reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 475 people, or 1 in 169,485. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 25 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Pfaffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pfaffe surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pfaffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $50,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.63% more than the national average, earning $64,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaffer927/
Pfaff9130,050/
Paffe91190/
Faffe9148/
Pfafe9110/
Pfaiffer8634/
Pfayffer865/
Pfajffer864/
Paffey83146/
Paffie8332/
Paffer8326/
Faffer8310/
Paffet835/
Pfaffa834/
Pfaffi832/
Pffafe832/
Paiffe832/
Peaffe831/
Pffaff831/
Paaffe831/
Faffie831/
Pfiffe831/
Faiffe831/
Pfafer830/
Paffee830/
Pauffe830/
Pfeffe830/
Faffey830/
Ppfaff830/
Paff802,305/
Faff80408/
Fafe80376/
Pfaf80172/
Pafe80154/
Paffett77441/
Pfayfer77403/
Paiffer77381/
Pfaifer77375/
Faiffer77124/
Fayffer7728/
Fhaffer774/
Pfeiffe774/
Faffett773/
Pfaeffi771/
Fajffer771/
Pfeffea771/
Pauffer770/
Phaffer770/
Pfieffe770/
Faife7322,189/
Phaff73457/
Fiffe73334/
Poffe73320/
Fafet73298/
Faffa73259/
Paffa73192/
Foffe73173/
Pauff73124/
Paffi73122/
Pfayf73115/
Pfoff73113/
Fafeh7353/
Fafie7344/
Peffe7334/
Pfofe7321/
Feffe7316/
Pafer7312/
Peaff7311/
Faffi739/
Fafee738/
Fafer737/
Pfaif737/
Pafej736/
Paufe735/
Paffy734/
Pffaf734/
Phafe733/
Peafe732/
Pafie732/
Piffe732/
Faffy732/
Paiff732/
Vaffe732/
Fafei732/
Patfe731/
Pasff731/
Pfafs731/
Ffaff731/
Feafe731/
Faafe731/
Bfaff731/
Pasfe731/
Pafeh731/
Paife731/
Fafep731/
Fahfe731/
Pfafa731/
Pafet730/
Pfaft730/
Paaff730/
Pfife730/
Fafft730/
Pafee730/
Pafea730/
Pfeiffer7195,677/
Pfeuffer713,943/
Pfeyffer7121/
Pfaffová7121/
Phaiffer7117/
Pfejffer714/
Paiffett711/
Ffaiffer711/
Paieffer710/
Pfoffehe710/
Fajfer672,078/
Faifer67978/
Pfeiff67892/
Poffet67589/
Paf67461/
Fayfer67377/
Paifer67302/
Fieffe67299/
Foffie67190/
Poffer67157/
Faf67156/
Payfer67150/
Faifet67136/
Puiffe6795/
Fiffee6784/
Pfeijffer6766/
Faifeu6736/
Pajfer6734/
Pahafe6721/
Phaife6710/
Faafeu679/
Fafieh678/
Fafeez676/
Pfeife675/
Foffer674/
Fouffe674/
Fafeed674/
Foffee673/
Feeffe672/
Feffie672/
Fhafer672/
Piffey672/
Ppfeiffer672/
Fafesh672/
Pieffe672/
Paffoy672/
Paffit671/
Peaffy671/
Peffey671/
Pouffe671/
Pfeieffer671/
Piffee671/
Padfey671/
Fiffey671/
Feffee671/
Faffii671/
Vaffie671/
Peafer671/
Faiffy671/
Hfafez671/
Pfeifffer671/
Fafeeh671/
Fafeer671/
Fafeys671/
Fahafe671/
Bpfeiffer671/
Phafer671/
Fasdfe671/
Fasffs671/
Fayffa671/
Feffey671/
Ffiffe671/
Pafeet670/
Foffey670/
Pfeiiffer670/
Peaffs670/
Faffay670/
Phiffe670/
Phaufe670/
Phaiff670/
Fafftt670/
Pheaff670/
Pfefei670/

Pfaffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pfaffe in the Russian language
Пфаффеpfaffe-

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Footnotes

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