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 in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pfaffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfaffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pfaffe is the 540,057th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,247,976 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Pfaffe reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 169,485. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 25 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Hesse, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Pfaffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pfaffe surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with 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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