Pfeiff Surname

395,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Pfeiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfeiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:908,41868,362
Germany3451:233,34925,831
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Pfeiff Last Name Facts

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

Pfeiff is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pfeiff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfeiff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 395,536th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,169,895 people. The surname Pfeiff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Pfeiff are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Pfeiff is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 908,418. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Colorado, where 26 percent are found, Iowa, where 12 percent are found and Arizona, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent are found and Uruguay, where 5 percent are found.

Pfeiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pfeiff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pfeiff last name rose 1,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfeiff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pfeiff are 16.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Pfeiff earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $45,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.91% more than the national average, earning $64,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfeiffe924/
Pfeif91458/
Feiff9158/
Pfeff9114/
Pfiff910/
Pheiff8341/
Pfeife835/
Pfieff834/
Peioff833/
Pfaeff832/
Pfeifs831/
Pfiffe831/
Pfeffe830/
Piff80529/
Peff8072/
Peif8050/
Fiff8015/
Feff8014/
Feif8014/
Pfef801/
Peihoff772/
Pfaff7330,050/
Fiffe73334/
Peeff7356/
Pfeyf7328/
Feffe7316/
Feifs7314/
Peaff7311/
Pfaif737/
Pheif736/
Paeff735/
Pfief734/
Feift734/
Pffaf734/
Fieff733/
Fueff732/
Piffe732/
Paiff732/
Fewff732/
Peife731/
Pueff731/
Pfaef731/
Fiffp731/
Foeff731/
Feife731/
Piffs731/
Phiff731/
Peiof731/
Fiffs730/
Poeff730/
Pfife730/
Peffh730/
Fhiff730/
Peift730/
Fefft730/
Pifft730/
Fifft730/
Pefft730/
Pfaffe67595/
Puiffe6795/
Pif6781/
Paioff6734/
Payeff6719/
Faieff6718/
Fif6712/
Pijoff673/
Feeffe672/
Paiffe672/
Fef671/
Phiffs671/
Pffaff671/
Faiffe671/
Ffiffe671/
Phoeff670/
Peaffs670/
Phiffe670/
Phaiff670/
Pheaff670/
Ppfaff670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pfeiff
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