Pfeffer Surname
Approximately 25,888 people bear this surname
Pfeffer Surname User-submission:
This surname is of German origin. It is derived from the word pfeffer, meaning 'pepper', and it was given to someone who made and sold pepper (Old High German: pheffar, pfeffar, via Latin piper, from ancient Greek péperi).
Pfeffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,068 | 1:6,161 | 749 |
| United States | 6,669 | 1:54,350 | 6,489 |
| Austria | 2,432 | 1:3,501 | 351 |
| Israel | 687 | 1:12,457 | 1,902 |
| France | 656 | 1:101,254 | 14,874 |
| Australia | 399 | 1:67,658 | 8,056 |
| Canada | 381 | 1:96,708 | 10,530 |
| Hungary | 271 | 1:36,222 | 3,947 |
| Brazil | 257 | 1:832,974 | 30,116 |
| Czechia | 248 | 1:42,877 | 7,118 |
| Denmark | 137 | 1:41,202 | 4,292 |
| Switzerland | 130 | 1:63,176 | 7,791 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Poland | 49 | 1:775,689 | 62,719 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Slovakia | 41 | 1:130,157 | 23,900 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Liechtenstein | 14 | 1:2,741 | 294 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 693 | 1:72,466 | 7,779 |
Pfeffer (22) may also be a first name.
Pfeffer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is of German origin. It is derived from the word pfeffer, meaning 'pepper', and it was given to someone who made and sold pepper (Old High German: pheffar, pfeffar, via Latin piper, from ancient Greek péperi).
- deleted-173293Pfeffer Demographics
Average Male Pfeffer Height
177.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pfeffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pfeffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pfeffer (Arabic: فيفر, Russian: Пфеффер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pfeffer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,068th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 281,503 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pfeffer live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 13,068 people, or 1 in 6,161. In Germany Pfeffer is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 25 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live and Hesse, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.
Pfeffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pfeffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pfeffer surname rose 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 473 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pfeffer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pfeffer last name are 13.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.66% registered with the party.
The amount Pfeffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 68.03% more than the national average, earning 581,521 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.2% less than the national average, earning R 177,744 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning $55,404 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pfeffer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pfeffer in the Russian language | ||
| Пфеффер | pfeffer | - |
| Pfeffer in the Arabic language | ||
| فيفر | fyfr | - |
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