Pfaffel Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pfaffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfaffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Austria981:86,89212,882
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Pfäffel (60) are calculated separately.

Pfaffel Last Name Facts

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

Pfaffel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pfäffel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfaffel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pfaffel is the 1,020,242nd most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pfaffel reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pfaffel is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 619,273. In Germany Pfaffel is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 93 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Pfaffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pfaffel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pfaffel last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfaffel Last Name Statistics demography

Pfaffel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfäffel9560/
Pfaffl92497/
Paffel92162/
Pfafel922/
Faffel920/
Pfeffel86107/
Pfaufel861/
Pfaifel861/
Faeffel861/
Pafel8384/
Fafel8349/
Pfafl8310/
Pfaffelová824/
Poffel77185/
Foffel7745/
Pfäffl7740/
Pöffel7730/
Peffel7711/
Feafel776/
Fayfel776/
Faifel772/
Fafael772/
Fajfel772/
Feffel771/
Vaffel771/
Fafeel771/
Peafel770/
Pfafflová7513/
Fafl7350/
Pafl731/
Peafiel71145/
Poeffel7141/
Feuffel7121/
Paßfeld7116/
Pfeifel716/
Paitfel711/
Pasfeld711/
Foeffel710/
Pafflet710/
Feffell710/
Fefel6793/
Fofel6732/
Passfeld6731/
Fafil6722/
Fafelová679/
Pafelova678/
Pafelová675/
Pafil672/
Vafel671/
Fafhl671/
Fafelova671/
Pofel671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pfaffel
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