Pfarr Surname

170,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfarr Surname User-submission:

The surname Pfarr is thought to be a shortened version of the German surname, Pfarrer, meaning 'pastor', or 'parish priest'.

Pfarr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3161:61,1747,859
United States1,0561:343,23830,872
Austria921:92,55913,542
France211:3,162,987209,042
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Pfarr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pfarr is thought to be a shortened version of the German surname, Pfarrer, meaning 'pastor', or 'parish priest'.

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Pfarr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfarr is most common in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfarr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,723rd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,887,300 people. Pfarr occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Pfarr are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,316 people, or 1 in 61,174. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 34 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Pfarr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pfarr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 652 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfarr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pfarr are 28.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.38% being registered to vote for the party.

Pfarr earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfarre9136/
Parr8945,564/
Farr8944,866/
Pfar894/
Farre809,771/
Pharr804,954/
Parre803,812/
Pforr801,242/
Pfaar80303/
Pearr8038/
Pfaur8019/
Pfare808/
Farrd805/
Parrt804/
Fairr802/
Pahrr802/
Parrd802/
Parrh802/
Fearr801/
Paurr801/
Pfarz801/
Pffar801/
Faarr801/
Farrh801/
Pairr801/
Hparr801/
Patrr801/
Pfard801/
Farrr801/
Fajrr801/
Fharr800/
Fahrr800/
Faurr800/
Bfarr800/
Pfair800/
Farrt800/
Par7548,853/
Far7516,278/
Pearre73530/
Faurre73155/
Phairr7326/
Paharr734/
Fairre733/
Parrtt732/
Pairre731/
Pattrr731/
Pparre731/
Pharre731/
Phaarr731/
Farrre731/
Farrth730/
Pare6767,881/
Fair6730,385/
Fard6713,809/
Fajr6711,748/
Faur6710,751/
Fare678,412/
Farh678,057/
Phar676,691/
Fear676,345/
Paar674,606/
Pair674,588/
Fahr674,005/
Pear673,117/
Part673,044/
Patr671,529/
Paur671,525/
Porr671,105/
Parh67955/
Payr67929/
Pahr67722/
Pard67577/
Paár67560/
Farz67385/
Varr67272/
Forr67267/
Parz67184/
Fart6747/
Faar6747/
Fatr6734/
Parp6733/
Hpar6728/
Fayr6720/
Pgar6717/
Pajr6717/
Ppar6713/
Fasr678/
Farì676/
Fgar675/
Ffar674/
Paýr674/
Fárr674/
Farp672/
Fhar672/
Pasr672/
Párr672/
Parrová671/
Farrová671/
Vpar671/
Åfar671/
Faár671/
Farø671/
Hfar671/
Bfar671/

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Pfarr Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Pfarr
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