Pfau Surname

46,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfau Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the peacock; one thought to possess the characteristics of a peacock.

Pfau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,3411:10,9671,395
United States2,8481:127,26813,482
Brazil2021:1,059,77437,226
Canada1581:233,20022,307
France1081:615,02580,926
Austria1031:82,67412,370
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
Australia391:692,19746,687
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England161:3,482,379114,324
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

Pfau (10) may also be a first name.

Pfau Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the peacock; one thought to possess the characteristics of a peacock.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Pfau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfau (Russian: Пфау) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pfau is the 46,582nd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 654,707 people. The last name Pfau occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Pfau are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pfau is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 7,341 people, or 1 in 10,967. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Pfau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pfau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pfau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pfau surname are 12.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.25% registered with the party.

The amount Pfau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning R 261,264 per year; in United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning $49,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaus89364/
Pfaue89113/
Pfaud8921/
Pfauz898/
Pau8621,963/
Fau867,970/
Pfa8617/
Pfu865/
Pfautz80516/
Pfauth80336/
Pfauch80109/
Pfauts800/
Pfaust800/
Faux755,591/
Paus755,467/
Faus753,751/
Paiu753,413/
Paju752,628/
Payu752,230/
Paut751,939/
Pahu751,469/
Phau751,347/
Faut751,148/
Faud751,060/
Fayu75740/
Fauz75618/
Paud75587/
Paup75551/
Paux75482/
Fauß75420/
Pauś75263/
Faup75239/
Faue75177/
Pauh75165/
Pauu75134/
Pfad7593/
Paue7590/
Pauz7580/
Pauš7562/
Faju7557/
Fahu7517/
Pauß7513/
Pauč753/
Ppau752/
Pfah752/
Fauy752/
Faiu752/
Fauh752/
Pfuh752/
Vpfa752/
Bpau752/
Pfeu752/
Pfui752/
Pfuu752/
Pfai752/
Pffa751/
Pfou751/
Bfau751/
Pfay751/
Pfat751/
Pauy751/
P'Au751/
Pfga751/
Pfgu751/
Pfha751/
Pfoa751/
Pfud751/
Pfuj751/
Pfup751/
Pfaa751/
Pfea751/
Vfau751/
Vpfu751/
Bpfa751/
Fpfu751/
Fgau751/
Hpfu751/
Pfaucht7376/
Pfautch7334/
Pfauová7311/
Fu677,188,633/
Pu671,352,034/
Pa67380,078/
Faust6744,905/
Fa6736,712/
Pautt671,844/
Pauya671,772/
Paius671,198/
Paust671,040/
Pajuh67793/
Fauss67772/
Pauyo67770/
Puyau67730/
Pauch67672/
Paoue67647/
Pfautsch67612/
Fautz67606/
Phaup67578/
Poyau67400/
Pfadt67330/
Peaud67298/
Pfuyo67280/
Fayou67251/
Faucz67250/
Pausz67206/
Payou67184/
Paush67182/
Pahau67160/
Payau67160/
Fautt67155/
Fajut67150/
Fajou67129/
Paues67117/
Pauts67110/
Pauss67105/
Payud67103/
Faush6782/
Payus6778/
Pault6775/
Fault6762/
Phaut6761/
Paiau6758/
Phaju6757/
Fayau6756/
Phayu6751/
Pajou6749/
Phahu6748/
Faudz6742/
Fauez6741/
Fausd6739/
Paiuş6738/
Feaux6737/
Peyau6728/
Payuh6727/
Pfujd6726/
Faudt6721/
Paudh6720/
Fauht6718/
Fauch6718/
Pfuhz6716/
Fauts6715/
Peaut6715/
Faihu6713/
Pauia6713/
Pfaiz6712/
Pfuch6711/
Paheu6711/
Paupp6710/
Paucz679/
Faued679/
Payut677/
Faues677/
Fayus676/
Fausø676/
Ppauh676/
Phaud675/
Fayuz675/
Pahuh675/
Pfass674/
Paudz674/
Faoue674/
Pfatt673/
Pauht673/
Feyau673/
Faiau673/
Paiud673/
Fauue672/
Paudd672/
Pauez672/
Phaus672/
Fauye672/
Faaju672/
Fauzt672/
Pauet672/
Payup672/
Pfoya671/
Paihu671/
Fauet671/
Fauio671/
Pauie671/
Pauuu671/
Paiou671/
Hpaju671/
Paueh671/
Pauio671/
Paiuh671/
Pfujo671/
Phaiu671/
Feauz671/
Fauya671/
Fauyo671/
Fauys671/
Fauyz671/
Fajud671/
Pyjau671/
Pfahd671/
Poiau671/
Pahiu671/
Pahyu671/
Fauzz671/
Fauds671/
Fajuo671/
Feiau671/
Pfous670/
Pfapp670/
Pfach670/
Fahue670/
Ffaus670/
Fauhy670/
Pauds670/
Fayhu670/
Pfout670/
Pfuis670/

Pfau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pfau in the Russian language
Пфауpfau-

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Pfau Reference & Research

Pfau DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Pfau FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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