Pfaffli Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pfaffli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfaffli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Pfäffli (992) are calculated separately.

Pfaffli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfaffli occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Pfäffli. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfaffli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Pfaffli is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Pfaffli reside; 29 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 50 percent are found, New York, where 25 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Pfaffli Last Name Statistics demography

Pfaffli earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfäffli95992/
Pfaeffli9375/
Pfaffle86148/
Pfaffly8683/
Pfeffli861/
Pfaffla861/
Fafli8315/
Pfaeffle80205/
Pfaffler800/
Faflei7786/
Paflia778/
Faflia774/
Paffle773/
Peffli772/
Paflis772/
Pfafle770/
Faffle770/
Pfäffle71550/
Pfayfle7143/
Faffler7133/
Pfeffle7113/
Faffley7112/
Paffley7110/
Pfaifle714/
Faifeli712/
Pfaefle711/
Pafflet710/
Paffler710/
Pefffle710/
Pfeiffle67153/
Pauffley6779/
Pafla6738/
Fafle6720/
Pofli6711/
Fofli671/
Pfaufler671/
Paeffley671/
Phaeffle671/
Pfeiffly670/
Peaffley670/
Pfeffley670/
Pafle670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pfaffli
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