Pfeiffer Surname
Approximately 95,677 people bear this surname
Pfeiffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 58,170 | 1:1,384 | 108 |
| United States | 20,279 | 1:17,874 | 2,265 |
| Austria | 5,662 | 1:1,504 | 106 |
| France | 2,286 | 1:29,056 | 3,549 |
| Australia | 1,794 | 1:15,048 | 2,141 |
| Switzerland | 1,440 | 1:5,703 | 876 |
| Brazil | 897 | 1:238,656 | 9,201 |
| Canada | 715 | 1:51,532 | 6,210 |
| Argentina | 647 | 1:66,064 | 5,660 |
| Hungary | 527 | 1:18,627 | 2,108 |
| Poland | 429 | 1:88,598 | 13,684 |
| Netherlands | 420 | 1:40,208 | 6,820 |
| Denmark | 249 | 1:22,670 | 2,305 |
| England | 243 | 1:229,292 | 19,121 |
| Belgium | 241 | 1:47,704 | 7,759 |
| South Africa | 199 | 1:272,250 | 27,005 |
| Thailand | 176 | 1:401,354 | 70,497 |
| Spain | 132 | 1:354,182 | 20,197 |
| Chile | 132 | 1:133,458 | 4,712 |
| Sweden | 131 | 1:75,166 | 5,627 |
| Mexico | 129 | 1:962,219 | 12,860 |
| Czechia | 79 | 1:134,601 | 21,287 |
| Croatia | 57 | 1:74,186 | 13,033 |
| Japan | 48 | 1:2,663,423 | 31,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Liechtenstein | 44 | 1:872 | 105 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| Romania | 40 | 1:501,947 | 38,412 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 1:816,326 | 13,210 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Norway | 33 | 1:155,827 | 19,235 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:343,315 | 22,014 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,388 | 1:21,030 | 2,649 |
Pfeiffer (74) may also be a first name.
Pfeiffer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Piper” in German.
(German) One who played a fife or a pipe, a piper.
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.
- haffman97Occupational name meaning 'pipe player' in German, from Middle High German pfifen 'to whistle'.
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Pfeiffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pfeiffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pfeiffer (Arabic: بفايفر) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pfeiffer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,898th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 76,168 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Pfeiffer are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Pfeiffer is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous first name globally, borne by 74 people.
The last name Pfeiffer is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 58,170 people, or 1 in 1,384. In Germany Pfeiffer is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 95 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.
Pfeiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pfeiffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pfeiffer last name rose 849 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 342 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pfeiffer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pfeiffer are 15.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.53% being registered to vote for the political 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
Pfeiffer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffer in the Arabic language | ||
| بفايفر | bfayfr | - |
| فايفر | fayfr | - |
| بفيفر | bfyfr | - |
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