Pfeffer Surname

21,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,0681:6,161749
United States6,6691:54,3506,489
Austria2,4321:3,501351
Israel6871:12,4571,902
France6561:101,25414,874
Australia3991:67,6588,056
Canada3811:96,70810,530
Hungary2711:36,2223,947
Brazil2571:832,97430,116
Czechia2481:42,8777,118
Denmark1371:41,2024,292
Switzerland1301:63,1767,791
England521:1,071,50151,923
Poland491:775,68962,719
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Slovakia411:130,15723,900
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Chile241:734,02016,565
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Belgium161:718,54060,840
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Liechtenstein141:2,741294
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway121:428,52437,411
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6931:72,4667,779

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).

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Pfeffer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfeffer (Arabic: فيفر, Russian: Пфеффер) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfeffer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,068th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 281,503 people. The last name Pfeffer occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pfeffer are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pfeffer is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 13,068 people, or 1 in 6,161. In Germany Pfeffer is most common in: Bavaria, where 25 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Pfeffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pfeffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pfeffer surname grew 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 473 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pfeffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pfeffer are 13.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.66% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfeiffer9395,677/
Pfeuffer933,943/
Pfieffer93561/
Pfeyffer9321/
Pfoeffer9310/
Pfeffier935/
Pfejffer934/
Fpfeffer932/
Pffeffer931/
Pfezffer931/
Pfeeffer930/
Pfesffer930/
Pfaeffer930/
Peffer923,693/
Feffer92633/
Pfefer92348/
Pfeffe920/
Pfeijffer8866/
Pfieffier883/
Pffeiffer883/
Ppfeiffer882/
Pfefferre881/
Pfeiffert881/
Pfeifffer881/
Bpfeiffer881/
Pfeifer8659,525/
Peiffer869,156/
Pfeufer861,255/
Pfiffer86594/
Pfeyfer86547/
Pfyffer86396/
Pfiefer86249/
Feiffer86216/
Pieffer86174/
Pheffer86117/
Fieffer8665/
Pfejfer8640/
Peffier8614/
Peffert8610/
Pfaffer867/
Pfeiffe864/
Feyffer864/
Pfeefer863/
Pffefer863/
Peyffer862/
Pffifer861/
Feffert861/
Feffere861/
Pfeffea861/
Peuffer861/
Peeffer860/
Paeffer860/
Poeffer860/
Fetffer860/
Pfefier860/
Peffear860/
Feffier860/
Pfaefer860/
Pfieffe860/
Fefer83524/
Peffe8334/
Feffe8316/
Pefer839/
Pfefferová82265/
Pfefferova828/
D'Pfeiffer821/
Pheiffer802,580/
Peiffert80297/
Phieffer8095/
Peuffier8088/
Pfaiffer8034/
Pheyffer809/
Pfeifere806/
Pfayffer805/
Pfajffer804/
Pfeiffir802/
Pfeisfer802/
Pfeipfer802/
Peiffier801/
Phfeifer801/
Pffiffer801/
Pfiffeer801/
Feyffert801/
Feiffert801/
Pfeifert801/
Pfeiffre801/
Peijffer801/
Pfeifger801/
Pfgiffer800/
Pfieffir800/
Pffiefer800/
Fieffier800/
Pfeifeer800/
Bfeiffer800/
Pfeifferová7871/
Pfeifferova781/
Peifer774,277/
Piffer774,133/
Feifer77753/
Piefer77328/
Fejfer77303/
Fieffe77299/
Pfifer77222/
Poffer77157/
Veffer77135/
Fiffer7790/
Fefere7751/
Fiefer7744/
Pyffer7743/
Feyfer7736/
Paffer7726/
Peefer7715/
Faffer7710/
Pfeife775/
Foffer774/
Feeffe772/
Feffie772/
Fetfer772/
Feefer772/
Pieffe772/
Peaffe771/
Pefeer771/
Peffey771/
Feffee771/
Fyffer771/
Peafer771/
Pfiffe771/
Pifeer771/
Pefere771/
Feffet771/
Fesfer771/
Peyfer771/
Feffey771/
Pfafer770/
Poefer770/
Pfyfer770/
Phefer770/
Peffes770/
Pefier770/
Pfefei770/
Paefer770/
Pheijffer7526/
Fefferová7511/
Pfeferová757/
Hpheiffer751/
Pfeiffer'ova742/
Fefe731,525/
Pfeiferová71666/
Pheifer71492/
Pfayfer71403/
Paiffer71381/
Pfaifer71375/
Phyffer71320/
Pfajfer71279/
Phiffer71274/
Faiffer71124/
Piffert7187/
Phiefer7173/
Feifert7141/
Fayffer7128/
Pfejferová7112/
Piffier7112/
Fieffie719/
Pfeiferova718/
Fhaffer714/
Feifere714/
Fiefier714/
Pheufer713/
Fhoefer712/
Phfifer711/
Poiffer711/
Peifferová711/
Pfeifey711/
Pfiffir711/
Pfpifer711/
Piffher711/
Fifferd711/
Fiffert711/
Feefert711/
Piffere711/
Poffier711/
Fajffer711/
Fieffee711/
Ppiffer711/
Pfeiffi711/
Feiferd711/
Pfeifir710/
Pfeiffa710/
Phieffe710/
Phaffer710/
Pfifier710/
Phoffer710/
Feffiey710/
Fyffe675,740/
Pifer675,256/
Fifer674,418/
Fiffe67334/
Fefeu67332/
Pyfer67313/
Fyfer67141/
Fefee67134/
Phijffer6751/
Fefie6750/
Fefes6736/
Fefea6736/
Fofer6734/
Phaiffer6717/
Pffeifer6715/
Pafer6712/
Fefet679/
Fefey679/
Fafer677/
Pefie677/
Fefre676/
Peffi676/
Vefer675/
Pofer675/
Feferova673/
Pyffe672/
Feefe672/
Piffe672/
Feferová672/
Phiffier671/
Pfajfert671/
Pjfer671/
Feffa671/
Feife671/
Feafe671/
Ffaiffer671/
Péfer671/
Fefeh671/
Pfeipher670/
Pfife670/
Pfyfe670/
Fefir670/
Pfuiffir670/

Pfeffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pfeffer in the Russian language
Пфефферpfeffer-
Pfeffer in the Arabic language
فيفرfyfr-

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