Pfaifer Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pfaifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfaifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3031:150,24020,916
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
France151:4,428,181244,602
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pfaifer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfaifer (Russian: Пфаифер) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfaifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 761,666th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Pfaifer live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 150,240. In Ukraine Pfaifer is most prevalent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 53 percent reside, Lviv Oblast, where 19 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Pfaifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pfaifer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaiffer9334/
Faifer92978/
Paifer92302/
Pfifer92222/
Pfaifr921/
Pfafer920/
Pfeifer8659,525/
Pfiffer86594/
Pfayfer86403/
Paiffer86381/
Pfajfer86279/
Pfiefer86249/
Faiffer86124/
Faifert8612/
Pfaffer867/
Phaifer862/
Pffifer861/
Phfifer861/
Pfpifer861/
Fhaifer861/
Faifeer861/
Pfaefer860/
Pfifier860/
Faife8322,189/
Pifer835,256/
Fifer834,418/
Faifr8365/
Pafer8312/
Pfafe8310/
Fafer837/
Pfafr831/
Paife831/
Pfife830/
Pfaiferová822/
Pfeiffer8095,677/
Pfieffer80561/
Phaiffer8017/
Pffeifer8015/
Pfeiefer809/
Pfeifere806/
Pfayffer805/
Pfajffer804/
Pfeisfer802/
Pfeipfer802/
Phfeifer801/
Pfajfert801/
Pffiffer801/
Pfiffeer801/
Ffaiffer801/
Pfeifert801/
Pfeifger801/
Paieffer800/
Pfgiffer800/
Pffiefer800/
Pfeifeer800/
Pfaeffer800/
Phifer777,462/
Peifer774,277/
Piffer774,133/
Peffer773,693/
Fajfer772,078/
Feifer77753/
Pfaffe77595/
Fayfer77377/
Pfefer77348/
Pifher77332/
Piefer77328/
Fifere77267/
Payfer77150/
Faifet77136/
Fiffer7790/
Fiefer7744/
Pyffer7743/
Faifeu7736/
Pajfer7734/
Fafeur7728/
Paffer7726/
Fifher7715/
Pfajfr7711/
Faffer7710/
Phaife7710/
Piofer777/
Pfeifr776/
Pfeife775/
Fifier773/
Fhafer772/
Pffafe772/
Paiffe772/
Pisfer771/
Peafer771/
Pfiffe771/
Pifeer771/
Faiffe771/
Fafeer771/
Fafere771/
Fijfer771/
Pifere771/
Phafer771/
Pfyfer770/
Pfifes770/
Pihfer770/
Fifear770/
Fhifer770/
Pifier770/
Fifeer770/
Pefier770/
Paefer770/
Pfeijffer7566/
Faiferová7552/
Pfaifrová753/
Pfieffier753/
Pffeiffer753/
Ppfeiffer752/
Pfeieffer751/
Pfeiffert751/
Pfeifffer751/
Faiferova751/
Bpfeiffer751/
Pfeiiffer750/
Fife7312,094/
Fafe73376/
Pafe73154/
Pife732/
Fafr731/
Fifr731/
Pfeffer7125,888/
Peiffer719,156/
Pfeufer711,255/
Pfeiferová71666/
Pfeyfer71547/
Pheifer71492/
Pfyffer71396/
Phyffer71320/
Phiffer71274/
Feiffer71216/
Pieffer71174/
Poyfair71117/
Pheffer71117/
Piffert7187/
Phiefer7173/
Fieffer7165/
Paufert7162/
Feifert7141/
Pfejfer7140/
Fayfert7137/
Fayffer7128/
Peffier7114/
Piffier7112/
Peffert7110/
Phyfier718/
Pfeiferova718/
Phifier714/
Fhaffer714/
Pfeiffe714/
Feifere714/
Fiefier714/
Pfeefer713/
Pouffer713/
Pffefer713/
Payfert712/
Paffert712/
Peyffer712/
Poiffer711/
Phifher711/
Pfeifey711/
Pfiffir711/
Piffher711/
Fisfher711/
Fifferd711/
Fiffert711/
Fayferd711/
Piffere711/
Pfuefer711/
Pueffer711/
Fajfert711/
Fajffer711/
D'Pfeiffer711/
Piferre711/
Ppiffer711/
Phayfer711/
Peuffer711/
Fhayfer711/
Feiferd711/
Pafferd710/
Peeffer710/
Payfair710/
Piffaer710/
Pfeifir710/
Pauffer710/
Paeffer710/
Pfipher710/
Poeffer710/
Pfefier710/
Phaffer710/
Peffear710/
Pfieffe710/
Peipfer710/
Pauefer710/
Pfeuffer673,943/
Pheiffer672,580/
Faifi671,186/
Fefer67524/
Fiffe67334/
Pyfer67313/
Fafet67298/
Peiffert67297/
Fajfr67236/
Faify67201/
Paifa67198/
Paffe67190/
Fifre67173/
Pifre67144/
Fyfer67141/
Paferova67105/
Phieffer6795/
Peuffier6788/
Faifa6775/
Pfeifferová6771/
Pouffier6766/
Faifrová6766/
Fiefe6757/
Fafeh6753/
Phijffer6751/
Faffe6748/
Fafie6744/
Phife6735/
Peffe6734/
Fifie6731/
Fifea6727/
Fafir6722/
Pfeyffer6721/
Pifie6720/
Fiferova6714/
Pfoeffer6710/
Pheyffer679/
Pefer679/
Fafee678/
Pfefr677/
Pefie677/
Pifai677/
Pafej676/
Pfeffier675/
Paufe675/
Pauffert675/
Pfueffer674/
Fifet674/
Fafre674/
Pfejffer674/
Vifer674/
Phyfhier673/
Phafe673/
Faifrova673/
Fpfeffer672/
Fifee672/
Fifir672/
Feifr672/
Pyffe672/
Peafe672/
Payafere672/
Pfeiffir672/
Pafie672/
Piffe672/
Pouffert672/
Fifeu672/
Pafai672/
Fafei672/
Pffeffer671/
Patfe671/
Peiffier671/
Poyfaire671/
Phiffier671/
Pifhr671/
Pjfer671/
Paiffett671/
Paify671/
Feife671/
Feiffert671/
Fafrd671/
Vaifr671/
Peife671/
Faafe671/
Pasfe671/
Pafeh671/
Pajoufer671/
Pfeifferova671/
Pfeiffre671/
Pfezffer671/
Pifea671/
Peijffer671/
Péfer671/
Fafep671/
Fahfe671/
Pifeh671/
Pifhe671/
Phaipher671/
Pfafa671/
Pefai671/
Pafet670/
Pfeipher670/
Foife670/
Pfieffir670/
Fifes670/
Pfeeffer670/
Pfesffer670/
Pafee670/
Pifir670/
Pfyfe670/
Fieffier670/
Pafea670/
Pfuiffir670/
Bfeiffer670/
Poife670/

Pfaifer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pfaifer in the Russian language
Пфаиферpfaifer-

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