Pfaffenbauer Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pfaffenbauer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfaffenbauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Austria451:189,23224,045
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pfaffenbauer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfaffenbauer occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfaffenbauer? popularity and diffusion

Pfaffenbauer is the 1,817,111th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Pfaffenbauer live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany Pfaffenbauer is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 94 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 2 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 44 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaffembauer921/
Pfaffenhuber8360/
Poffenbeyer701/

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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 Pfaffenbauer
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