Pfanz Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfanz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfanz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1071:752,38756,374
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pfanz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfanz is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfanz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Pfanz live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 752,387. In Germany Pfanz is most common in: Bavaria, where 49 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Pfanz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pfanz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pfanz surname expanded 3,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfanz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pfanz last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Pfanz earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.85% less than the national average, earning $39,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfantz91290/
Pfaunz919/
Panz89643/
Fanz89328/
Pfantze830/
Panze80342/
Fantz80276/
Pantz80133/
Painz8036/
Phanz8012/
Pandz809/
Fainz808/
Pancz806/
Fanze803/
Fancz801/
Paunz801/
Pfamz801/
Faanz801/
Pansz801/
Pfanc800/
Pantze7362/
Pansze7328/
Pauncz7317/
Paintz7310/
Fandzh737/
Phantz734/
Fauntz733/
Fanzhe731/
Pasndz731/
Fantze731/
Peanze731/
Fatinz731/
Painze731/
Pfants731/
Pfontz730/
Ponz671,271/
Panc671,200/
Vanz671,013/
Pans671,003/
Fonz67421/
Fahandz67291/
Fans67231/
Pfountz6783/
Passenz6770/
Fanc6767/
Phantze673/
Famz672/
Panś671/
Panzowa671/
Pasenze671/
Fanx671/

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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 Pfanz
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