Pfening Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pfening Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfening Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Pfening Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfening (Russian: Пфенинг) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfening? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pfening is the 980,795th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pfening live; 28 percent live in Eastern Europe and 27 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 1,118,131. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Pfening Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pfening has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pfening last name grew 173 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfening Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pfening last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 82.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pfening earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 15.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,297 per year and in United States they earn 13.83% more than the national average, earning $49,115 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfeaning931/
Pfenings931/
Pening921,087/
Fening92873/
Pfenin921/
Piening861,524/
Feuning8652/
Fiening8631/
Penging8618/
Feening8612/
Peining869/
Peniong869/
Penings863/
Peuning861/
Poening861/
Phening860/
Peening860/
Feining860/
Penin834,288/
Fenin83934/
Pfahning8060/
Phenning8055/
Peningue8031/
Pfanning800/
Pfuining800/
Penina772,008/
Fenina77866/
Poning77622/
Paning77563/
Foning77555/
Vening77353/
Penion77302/
Pining77213/
Fenijn77210/
Petnin77126/
Fienin77117/
Peneng77109/
Fenion7753/
Faning7749/
Fining7748/
Pengin7745/
Pesnin7740/
Feneng7731/
Feenin7730/
Fesnin7719/
Penijn7714/
Phenin7712/
Peynin7711/
Peunin776/
Peanin773/
Feunin773/
Fegnin773/
Pegnin773/
Feinin771/
Fengin771/
Penink771/
Pienin771/
Penien771/
Pejnin771/
Peenin771/
Fenisn771/
Feninn770/
Fyning770/
Phennings751/
Fanning7122,496/
Panning711,435/
Fahning71597/
Veening71405/
Phetnin71291/
Peninck71107/
Paining71100/
Pijning7190/
Viening7171/
Veyning7169/
Poining7157/
Peignin7150/
Phaning7144/
Poyning7138/
Fönings7134/
Faaning7130/
Fonning7120/
Ponning7119/
Pienink7115/
Penincq7113/
Foningg7113/
Finiong7113/
Pethnin719/
Pieneng715/
Phengin715/
Phenina712/
Peninne711/
Pahning711/
Feuneng711/
Peatnin711/
Veninng711/
Veining710/
Feninck710/
Phenien710/
Peanion710/
Faninng710/
Faining710/
Phining710/
Venin671,159/
Peñin67605/
Penim67455/
Fenyn67423/
Pinin67305/
Penen67284/
Finin67223/
Phengnin67158/
Peninque6775/
Pieninck6749/
Penyn6744/
Pynin6732/
Feninová6723/
Penín6720/
Fenen677/
Pénin675/
Phanning674/
Penén673/
Fenim672/
Péningue672/
Fanningh671/
Fannning671/
Faanning671/
Peninnck671/
Pienienė671/
Penèn671/
Feninova671/
Pheatnin671/
Poynings670/
Fahnning670/

Pfening Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pfening in the Russian language
Пфенингpfening-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pfening
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