Pfeiffer Surname

5,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Pfeiffer Surname Definition:

“Piper” in German.

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Pfeiffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany58,1701:1,384108
United States20,2791:17,8742,265
Austria5,6621:1,504106
France2,2861:29,0563,549
Australia1,7941:15,0482,141
Switzerland1,4401:5,703876
Brazil8971:238,6569,201
Canada7151:51,5326,210
Argentina6471:66,0645,660
Hungary5271:18,6272,108
Poland4291:88,59813,684
Netherlands4201:40,2086,820
Denmark2491:22,6702,305
England2431:229,29219,121
Belgium2411:47,7047,759
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Thailand1761:401,35470,497
Spain1321:354,18220,197
Chile1321:133,4584,712
Sweden1311:75,1665,627
Mexico1291:962,21912,860
Czechia791:134,60121,287
Croatia571:74,18613,033
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Liechtenstein441:872105
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Romania401:501,94738,412
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Norway331:155,82719,235
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Peru301:1,059,47119,489
Wales241:128,9399,528
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
China61:227,886,92811,701
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3881:21,0302,649

Pfeiffer (74) may also be a first name.

Pfeiffer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Piper” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

User-submitted Reference

Middle High German, describes the occupation of the "phifer" or "piper", the minstrel, travelling musician

Stadtpfeifer or "town's pipers" (ital. Piffari) were hired by towns to musically embellish festivities or make announcements (mainly during the 14th to 18th century). They were organized in guildes and took in students that had to learn most common instruments. The guildes were called "Pfeiferbrothers" in Southern Germany or "Pifferbrothers" in Alemannic German.

- silke.

This is a Czechified spelling of the German and Yiddish surname Pfeiffer, derived from an agent derivative of Middle High German pfif(e), German Pfeife, meaning 'whistle' or 'pipe', hence an occupational name for a pipe player.

- haffman97

Occupational name meaning 'pipe player' in German, from Middle High German pfifen 'to whistle'.

- thb13

Pfeiffer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfeiffer (Arabic: بفايفر) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pfeiffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfeiffer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,898th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 76,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Pfeiffer reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Pfeiffer is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 74 people.

The last name Pfeiffer is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 58,170 people, or 1 in 1,384. In Germany Pfeiffer is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 6 percent reside.

Pfeiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pfeiffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pfeiffer surname expanded 849 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 342 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pfeiffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pfeiffer last name are 15.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pfeiffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.97% more than the national average, earning 508,632 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.77% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,442 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.53% more than the national average, earning R 390,984 per year; in United States they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $46,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning $55,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfeijffer9466/
Pffeiffer943/
Ppfeiffer942/
Pfeieffer941/
Pfeiffert941/
Pfeifffer941/
Bpfeiffer941/
Pfeiiffer940/
Pfeifer9359,525/
Pfeffer9325,888/
Peiffer939,156/
Pfiffer93594/
Feiffer93216/
Pfeiffe934/
D'Pfeiffer891/
Pfeuffer883,943/
Pheiffer882,580/
Pfieffer88561/
Peiffert88297/
Pfaiffer8834/
Pfeyffer8821/
Pffeifer8815/
Pfoeffer8810/
Pfeiefer889/
Pfeifere886/
Pfeffier885/
Pfueffer884/
Pfejffer884/
Fpfeffer882/
Pfeiffir882/
Pfeisfer882/
Pfeipfer882/
Pffeffer881/
Peiffier881/
Phfeifer881/
Pffiffer881/
Pfiffeer881/
Feiffert881/
Pfeifert881/
Pfeiffre881/
Pfezffer881/
Peijffer881/
Pfeifger881/
Pfgiffer880/
Pfeeffer880/
Pfesffer880/
Pfeifeer880/
Bfeiffer880/
Pfaeffer880/
Peifer864,277/
Piffer864,133/
Peffer863,693/
Feifer86753/
Feffer86633/
Pfefer86348/
Pfifer86222/
Fiffer8690/
Pfeifr866/
Pfeffr865/
Pfeife865/
Pfiffe861/
Pfeffe860/
Pfeifferová8471/
Pfeifferova841/
Pheijffer8226/
Pfieffier823/
Pfefferre821/
Hpheiffer821/
Pfeufer801,255/
Pfeyfer80547/
Pheifer80492/
Pfyffer80396/
Paiffer80381/
Pfaifer80375/
Phiffer80274/
Pfiefer80249/
Pieffer80174/
Faiffer80124/
Pheffer80117/
Piffert8087/
Fieffer8065/
Feifert8041/
Pfejfer8040/
Peffier8014/
Piffier8012/
Peffert8010/
Pfaffer807/
Feyffer804/
Feifere804/
Pfeefer803/
Pfeiffer'ova802/
Peyffer802/
Pffifer801/
Phfifer801/
Poiffer801/
Pfeifey801/
Pfiffir801/
Pfpifer801/
Piffher801/
Fifferd801/
Fiffert801/
Feffert801/
Piffere801/
Feffere801/
Pfuefer801/
Pueffer801/
Ppiffer801/
Pfeffea801/
Pfeiffi801/
Peuffer801/
Feiferd801/
Peeffer800/
Piffaer800/
Pfeifir800/
Paeffer800/
Pfeiffa800/
Poeffer800/
Fetffer800/
Pfefier800/
Peffear800/
Feffier800/
Pfaefer800/
Pfifier800/
Pfieffe800/
Pfeiferová78666/
Pfefferová78265/
Pfeiferova788/
Pfefferova788/
Peifferová781/
Pifer775,256/
Fifer774,418/
Fefer77524/
Fiffe77334/
Peffe7734/
Feffe7716/
Pefer779/
Pfefr777/
Feifr772/
Piffe772/
Feffr771/
Feife771/
Peife771/
Pfife770/
Phieffer7595/
Peuffier7588/
Phijffer7551/
Phaiffer7517/
Pheyffer759/
Pfayffer755/
Pfajffer754/
Phiffier751/
Feyffert751/
Ffaiffer751/
Pfeipher750/
Paieffer750/
Pfieffir750/
Pffiefer750/
Fieffier750/
Pfuiffir750/
Phifer717,462/
Faifer71978/
Pfaffe71595/
Pifher71332/
Piefer71328/
Fejfer71303/
Paifer71302/
Fieffe71299/
Fifere71267/
Piffre71234/
Veffer71135/
Feifei71117/
Fiffie71108/
Puiffe7195/
Fiffee7184/
Fefere7151/
Piffet7148/
Fiefer7144/
Pyffer7143/
Feiferová7140/
Pfiffi7137/
Feyfer7136/
Paffer7126/
Feiferova7124/
Fifher7115/
Peefer7115/
Pfeifrová7112/
Fefferová7111/
Faffer7110/
Pfeffrová719/
Pfeferová717/
Piofer717/
Viffer713/
Fifier713/
Fiffre713/
Feeffe712/
Feiffa712/
Feffie712/
Fetfer712/
Feefer712/
Piffey712/
Pffafe712/
Pieffe712/
Paiffe712/
Peaffe711/
Pefeer711/
Peffey711/
Pfaifr711/
Piffee711/
Piffie711/
Pisfer711/
Fiffey711/
Feffee711/
Fyffer711/
Peafer711/
Pifeer711/
Pefere711/
Faiffe711/
Pfeifa711/
Feffet711/
Fesfer711/
Fijfer711/
Peyfer711/
Pifere711/
Fifaer711/
Feffey711/
Feifie711/
Ffiffe711/
Piffes710/
Veifer710/
Pfafer710/
Fgiffe710/
Poefer710/
Pfyfer710/
Peifes710/
Pfifes710/
Pihfer710/
Fhifer710/
Phefer710/
Pifier710/
Phiffe710/
Peffes710/
Pefier710/
Pfefei710/
Paefer710/
Fefe671,525/
Pfayfer67403/
Phyffer67320/
Pfajfer67279/
Phiefer6773/
Peipher6750/
Fayffer6728/
Pfejferová6712/
Faifert6712/
Fieffie679/
Phyfier678/
Phifier674/
Fhaffer674/
Fiefier674/
Feifets674/
Pheufer673/
Pouffer673/
Pffefer673/
Fhoefer672/
Pfaiferová672/
Phaifer672/
Paffert672/
Phifher671/
Peuefer671/
Pfaeffi671/
Piffeth671/
Fisfher671/
Feufert671/
Fhaifer671/
Fiffiey671/
Feefert671/
Pheifes671/
Fajffer671/
Feyifeh671/
Fieffee671/
Piferre671/
Fifr671/
Pafferd670/
Pauffer670/
Pfipher670/
Phieffe670/
Phaffer670/
Phiffes670/
Feffiey670/
Pauefer670/

Pfeiffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pfeiffer in the Arabic language
بفايفرbfayfr-
فايفرfayfr-
بفيفرbfyfr-

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