Pfeffel Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Pfeffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfeffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria461:185,11823,639
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pfeffel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfeffel is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfeffel? popularity and diffusion

Pfeffel is the 1,775,494th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pfeffel live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pfeffel is most prevalent in Austria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 185,118. In Austria Pfeffel is most common in: Lower Austria, where 93 percent live, Tyrol, where 2 percent live and Upper Austria, where 2 percent live. Beside Austria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 43 percent live and Switzerland, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peffel9211/
Feffel921/
Pfaffel86248/
Pfäffel8660/
Fieffel8650/
Poeffel8641/
Feuffel8621/
Pfeifel866/
Faeffel861/
Pfiffel861/
Foeffel860/
Pfiefel860/
Feffell860/
Fefel8393/
Feifel77665/
Pfaffl77497/
Poffel77185/
Paffel77162/
Piffel7771/
Piefel7770/
Pyffel7761/
Foffel7745/
Pfäffl7740/
Feufel7736/
Pöffel7730/
Fiefel7718/
Feafel776/
Petfel774/
Pfafel772/
Fefelt771/
Fiffel771/
Peafel770/
Poefel770/
Faffel770/
Fiffell712/
Fiefiel711/
Feifelt711/
Veffell711/
Pfaifel711/
Petfeld711/
Phefelt710/
Fefelova675,023/
Piffl67398/
Pafel6784/
Fafel6749/
Fofel6732/
Pyfel6725/
Pifel6713/
Pfafl6710/
Fifel674/
Peflt672/
Feefeldt672/
Pofel671/
Pefil670/

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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
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  • 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 Pfeffel
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