Pfaffl Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pfaffl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfaffl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2391:336,84333,164
Austria1771:48,1107,661
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Pfäffl (40) are calculated separately.

Pfaffl Last Name Facts

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

Pfaffl occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Pfäffl. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfaffl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pfaffl is the 618,896th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Pfaffl reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Pfaffl is most common in Germany, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 336,843. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 59 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Not including Germany Pfaffl is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 36 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Pfaffl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pfaffl are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the party.

Pfaffl earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $42,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfäffl9440/
Pfaffel92248/
Pfafl9110/
Paffel83162/
Pfafel832/
Faffel830/
Fafl8050/
Pfafflová8013/
Pafl801/
Pfeffel77107/
Pfäffel7760/
Pfaufel771/
Faeffel771/
Pfaifel771/
Pafflet770/
Pfaffelová754/
Pafel7384/
Fafel7349/
Fafil7322/
Pafil732/
Fafhl731/
Paufl730/
Poffel67185/
Foffel6745/
Pöffel6730/
Peffel6711/
Faflet678/
Feafel676/
Fayfel676/
Fajfel672/
Fafael672/
Faifel672/
Fafiol671/
Vaffel671/
Feffel671/
Fafeel671/
Peafel670/

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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
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  • 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 Pfaffl
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