Pfahrer Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Pfahrer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
Pfahrer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pfahrer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pfahrer is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pfahrer.
How Common Is The Last Name Pfahrer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pfahrer live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Pfahrer is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 174,743. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 77 percent live, Canton of Solothurn, where 13 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live.
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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 Pfahrer
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