Pfeifer Surname
Approximately 59,525 people bear this surname
Pfeifer Surname Definition:
(German) One who played a fife or a pipe, a piper.
Pfeifer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32,366 | 1:2,487 | 238 |
| United States | 15,048 | 1:24,087 | 3,037 |
| Austria | 4,137 | 1:2,058 | 162 |
| Brazil | 2,003 | 1:106,877 | 4,022 |
| Canada | 958 | 1:38,461 | 4,829 |
| Italy | 888 | 1:68,870 | 12,219 |
| Czechia | 666 | 1:15,966 | 2,367 |
| Poland | 464 | 1:81,915 | 12,711 |
| Slovenia | 429 | 1:5,799 | 1,208 |
| Hungary | 427 | 1:22,989 | 2,565 |
| Switzerland | 407 | 1:20,179 | 3,251 |
| France | 297 | 1:223,646 | 34,695 |
| Argentina | 251 | 1:170,292 | 14,303 |
| Netherlands | 187 | 1:90,306 | 14,890 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| Romania | 108 | 1:185,906 | 18,848 |
| Croatia | 106 | 1:39,892 | 7,989 |
| Thailand | 93 | 1:759,552 | 124,340 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Chile | 62 | 1:284,137 | 8,321 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| Ukraine | 40 | 1:1,138,067 | 101,053 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,706 | 1:29,437 | 3,583 |
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.
Pfeifer Demographics
Average Pfeifer Salary in
United States
$47,047 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pfeifer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pfeifer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pfeifer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pfeifer.
How Common Is The Last Name Pfeifer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,495th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 122,428 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Pfeifer are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pfeifer is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 41 people.
This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 32,366 people, or 1 in 2,487. In Germany Pfeifer is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside, Hesse, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.
Pfeifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pfeifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pfeifer last name 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 surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Pfeifer last name are 17.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.47% registered with the 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.
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