Pfeil Surname

37,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfeil Surname User-submission:

The Pfeil surname is derived from the Middle High German word Fhil, meaning 'arrow'.

Pfeil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,1261:8,8221,094
United States3,5301:102,68011,338
Austria3691:23,0773,625
Canada1681:219,31921,150
France1611:412,56360,334
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Netherlands1141:148,13322,302
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Hungary741:132,65212,253
Ecuador701:227,2268,217
Italy691:886,32966,402
Switzerland651:126,35312,618
Poland561:678,72858,421
Australia341:793,99150,673
England301:1,857,26974,552
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Chile191:927,18319,125
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4341:115,71111,408

Pfeil Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pfeil surname is derived from the Middle High German word Fhil, meaning 'arrow'.

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Pfeil Last Name Facts

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

Pfeil is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfeil? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,134th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 513,352 people. The surname Pfeil is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Pfeil reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Pfeil is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 9,126 people, or 1 in 8,822. In Germany Pfeil is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Hesse, where 17 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Pfeil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pfeil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pfeil surname increased 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pfeil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pfeil last name are 11.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pfeil earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.35% less than the national average, earning 275,670 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 155.29% more than the national average, earning R 606,672 per year; in United States they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $46,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfeile915/
Pfeill913/
Pfeild911/
Pffeil911/
Feil8913,696/
Peil894,044/
Petil801,081/
Feild801,006/
Peitl80588/
Fetil80473/
Feitl80399/
Feiel80399/
Pheil80390/
Feile80354/
Pfile80346/
Peile80268/
Peill80263/
Pfiel80261/
Peisl80216/
Fheil80209/
Feihl80185/
Feill8090/
Fecil8045/
Pecil8045/
Feyil8040/
Peial8021/
Pfail8018/
Peiel8015/
Peihl8011/
Pesil8011/
Peijl809/
Fesil809/
F'Eil802/
Fejil802/
Feuil802/
Feisl802/
Peyil801/
Pfuel801/
Ffeil800/
Pfael800/
Pfeul800/
Pfeilová776/
Feisel73806/
Feitel73243/
Peille73227/
Peisel73185/
Feille73106/
Peitel7387/
Feihle7384/
Feißel7365/
Petill7345/
Peilhe7343/
Feihel7333/
Pessil7323/
Pettil7318/
Feigli7314/
Peielt735/
Pfuell734/
Feasil733/
Peitil733/
Pechil732/
Pheill732/
Fessil732/
Feuill731/
Fechil731/
Peiahl731/
Peiehl731/
Peihel731/
Pheilp731/
Peutil731/
Paheil731/
Fettil731/
Bfeild731/
Peiole731/
Peisil731/
Peißel731/
Pesiel731/
Pheial731/
Feiell731/
Peisle730/
Pheile730/
Petilt730/
Feisle730/
Faheil730/
Feield730/
Pfhiel730/
Pfiehl730/
Peel6724,321/
Fiel6717,173/
Piel6712,405/
Pele6711,408/
Pile6710,051/
File676,816/
Peal676,154/
Fele674,357/
Pael674,158/
Puel673,449/
Poel673,332/
Phil673,280/
Fail672,763/
Pail672,614/
Fuel671,834/
Feal671,630/
Pijl671,597/
Veil671,428/
Puil67546/
Fael67451/
Feel67338/
Feyl67316/
Peichel67314/
Poil67313/
Peul67253/
Peissel67207/
Pitl67199/
Feijtel67147/
Peyl67146/
Fitl67130/
Feissel6773/
Foel6766/
Pilh6765/
Pfal6750/
Phel6746/
Pelh6745/
Fejl6744/
Feitell6741/
Feul6734/
Feilová6732/
Filh6730/
Petl6729/
Peijsel6728/
Felh6718/
Feichil6717/
Peiselt6716/
Foil6715/
Fhil6710/
Pejl678/
Feichel677/
Feihsel673/
Peilová672/
Pfle672/
Fuil672/
Peisihl671/
Peschil671/
Feusill671/
Fheileh671/
Fgil671/
Feyilhe671/
Pheyile671/
Fijl671/
Pettill670/
Pyel670/
Feisiel670/
Pfeutel670/
Fhel670/

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