Pfefferkorn Surname

124,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pfefferkorn Surname User-submission:

Pfefferkorn is a German surname, meaning 'pepper-corn', given to one who made and sold it. It is derived from the German words pfeffer and korn.

Pfefferkorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1641:37,2024,926
United States7491:483,92440,927
Austria4571:18,6332,880
Paraguay661:109,6482,491
France541:1,230,050127,496
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Romania281:717,06748,956
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Norway121:428,52437,411
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Pfefferkörn (1) are calculated separately.

Pfefferkorn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pfefferkorn is a German surname, meaning 'pepper-corn', given to one who made and sold it. It is derived from the German words pfeffer and korn.

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Pfefferkorn Last Name Facts

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

Pfefferkorn (Russian: Пфефферкорн) is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pfefferkörn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfefferkorn? popularity and diffusion

Pfefferkorn is the 124,037th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,981,927 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Pfefferkorn reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,164 people, or 1 in 37,202. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 33 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Austria, where 12 percent reside.

Pfefferkorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pfefferkorn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,873 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfefferkorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pfefferkorn last name are 2.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Pfefferkorn earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.48% less than the national average, earning 271,737 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning $48,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% less than the national average, earning $44,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pfefferkorn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pfefferkorn in the Russian language
Пфефферкорнpfefferkorn-

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