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 Male Pfeifer Height
176.87 cm
Average Female Pfeifer Height
163.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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