Pfeifer Surname

9,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pfeifer Surname Definition:

(German) One who played a fife or a pipe, a piper.

Pfeifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany32,3661:2,487238
United States15,0481:24,0873,037
Austria4,1371:2,058162
Brazil2,0031:106,8774,022
Canada9581:38,4614,829
Italy8881:68,87012,219
Czechia6661:15,9662,367
Poland4641:81,91512,711
Slovenia4291:5,7991,208
Hungary4271:22,9892,565
Switzerland4071:20,1793,251
France2971:223,64634,695
Argentina2511:170,29214,303
Netherlands1871:90,30614,890
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Romania1081:185,90618,848
Croatia1061:39,8927,989
Thailand931:759,552124,340
England811:687,87739,238
Chile621:284,1378,321
South Africa551:985,04961,274
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Norway241:214,26224,079
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Finland121:458,05828,977
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7061:29,4373,583

Pfeifer (41) may also be a first name.

Pfeifer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who played a fife or a pipe, a piper.

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

Pfeifer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfeifer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfeifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pfeifer is the 9,495th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 122,428 people. The last name Pfeifer occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Pfeifer live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Pfeifer is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 41 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 32,366 people, or 1 in 2,487. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live, Hesse, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 77 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Pfeifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pfeifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pfeifer surname expanded 882 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 540 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pfeifer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pfeifer last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Pfeifer last name are 17.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pfeifer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.96% less than the national average, earning 273,551 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.11% more than the national average, earning R 287,796 per year; in United States they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $47,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $47,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfeiffer9395,677/
Pffeifer9315/
Pfeiefer939/
Pfeifere936/
Pfeisfer932/
Pfeipfer932/
Phfeifer931/
Pfeifert931/
Pfeifger931/
Pfeifeer930/
Peifer924,277/
Feifer92753/
Pfefer92348/
Pfifer92222/
Pfeifr926/
Pfeife925/
Pfeijffer8866/
Pffeiffer883/
Ppfeiffer882/
Pfeieffer881/
Pfeiffert881/
Pfeifffer881/
Bpfeiffer881/
Pfeiiffer880/
Pfeffer8625,888/
Peiffer869,156/
Pfeufer861,255/
Pfiffer86594/
Pfeyfer86547/
Pheifer86492/
Pfaifer86375/
Pfiefer86249/
Feiffer86216/
Feifert8641/
Pfejfer8640/
Pfeiffe864/
Feifere864/
Pfeefer863/
Pffefer863/
Pffifer861/
Phfifer861/
Pfeifey861/
Pfpifer861/
Pfuefer861/
Feiferd861/
Pfeifir860/
Pfefier860/
Pfaefer860/
Pfifier860/
Pifer835,256/
Fifer834,418/
Fefer83524/
Pefer839/
Pfefr837/
Feifr832/
Feife831/
Peife831/
Pfife830/
Pfeiferová82666/
Pfeiferova828/
D'Pfeiffer821/
Pfeuffer803,943/
Pheiffer802,580/
Pfieffer80561/
Peiffert80297/
Pfaiffer8034/
Pfeyffer8021/
Pfoeffer8010/
Pfeffier805/
Pfueffer804/
Pfejffer804/
Fpfeffer802/
Pfeiffir802/
Pffeffer801/
Peiffier801/
Pffiffer801/
Pfiffeer801/
Feiffert801/
Pfeiffre801/
Pfezffer801/
Peijffer801/
Pfeipher800/
Pfgiffer800/
Pfeeffer800/
Pfesffer800/
Pffiefer800/
Bfeiffer800/
Pfaeffer800/
Pfeifferová7871/
Pfeifferova781/
Phifer777,462/
Piffer774,133/
Peffer773,693/
Faifer77978/
Feffer77633/
Pifher77332/
Piefer77328/
Fejfer77303/
Paifer77302/
Fifere77267/
Feifei77117/
Fiffer7790/
Fefere7751/
Fiefer7744/
Pyffer7743/
Feyfer7736/
Paffer7726/
Fifher7715/
Peefer7715/
Peifei778/
Piofer777/
Pfeffr775/
Fifier773/
Fetfer772/
Feefer772/
Pefeer771/
Pfaifr771/
Pisfer771/
Peafer771/
Pfiffe771/
Pifeer771/
Pefere771/
Pfeifa771/
Fesfer771/
Fijfer771/
Peyfer771/
Pifere771/
Fifaer771/
Feifie771/
Veifer770/
Pfafer770/
Poefer770/
Pfyfer770/
Peifes770/
Pfifes770/
Pihfer770/
Fifear770/
Fhifer770/
Phefer770/
Pifier770/
Fifeer770/
Pfeffe770/
Pefier770/
Pfefei770/
Paefer770/
Feiferová7540/
Pheijffer7526/
Feiferova7524/
Pfeifrová7512/
Pfeferová757/
Pfieffier753/
Pfefferre751/
Hpheiffer751/
Pfeiffer'ova742/
Fife7312,094/
Fefe731,525/
Pife732/
Fifr731/
Pfayfer71403/
Pfyffer71396/
Paiffer71381/
Phyffer71320/
Pfajfer71279/
Phiffer71274/
Pfefferová71265/
Pieffer71174/
Faiffer71124/
Pheffer71117/
Piffert7187/
Phiefer7173/
Fieffer7165/
Peipher7150/
Peffier7114/
Pfejferová7112/
Piffier7112/
Faifert7112/
Peffert7110/
Phyfier718/
Pfefferova718/
Pfaffer717/
Phifier714/
Feyffer714/
Fiefier714/
Feifets714/
Pheufer713/
Pouffer713/
Fhoefer712/
Pfaiferová712/
Phaifer712/
Paffert712/
Peyffer712/
Poiffer711/
Peifferová711/
Phifher711/
Peuefer711/
Pfiffir711/
Piffher711/
Fisfher711/
Feufert711/
Fhaifer711/
Fifferd711/
Fiffert711/
Feefert711/
Pheifes711/
Feffert711/
Piffere711/
Feffere711/
Pueffer711/
Feyifeh711/
Piferre711/
Ppiffer711/
Pfeffea711/
Pfeiffi711/
Peuffer711/
Faifeer711/
Pafferd710/
Peeffer710/
Piffaer710/
Pauffer710/
Paeffer710/
Pfeiffa710/
Pfipher710/
Poeffer710/
Fetffer710/
Phaffer710/
Feffier710/
Pfieffe710/
Pauefer710/
Faife6722,189/
Fefeu67332/
Pyfer67313/
Fifre67173/
Pifre67144/
Fyfer67141/
Fefee67134/
Phieffer6795/
Peuffier6788/
Pouffier6766/
Faifr6765/
Phijffer6751/
Fefie6750/
Fefes6736/
Fefea6736/
Phife6735/
Fifie6731/
Fifea6727/
Pifie6720/
Feifa6717/
Phaiffer6717/
Feffe6716/
Pfefrová6714/
Fiferova6714/
Pafer6712/
Pfafe6710/
Fefet679/
Fefey679/
Pheyffer679/
Fafer677/
Fefre676/
Pfayffer675/
Vefer675/
Pauffert675/
Fifet674/
Pfajffer674/
Vifer674/
Feferova673/
Phyfhier673/
Fifee672/
Fifir672/
Feefe672/
Pouffert672/
Feferová672/
Fifeu672/
Peifa672/
Phiffier671/
Pfafr671/
Pfajfert671/
Pifhr671/
Pjfer671/
Feyffert671/
Feffr671/
Feifrová671/
Feafe671/
Ffaiffer671/
Paife671/
Pifea671/
Péfer671/
Feifi671/
Pifeh671/
Pheipher671/
Pifhe671/
Fefeh671/
Fefrd671/
Foife670/
Paieffer670/
Pfieffir670/
Fifes670/
Pafee670/
Pifir670/
Pfyfe670/
Fefir670/
Fieffier670/
Pfuiffir670/
Poife670/

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