Pfening Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Pfening Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Pfening Demographics
Average Pfening Salary in
United States
$49,115 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pfening Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pfening Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pfening (Russian: Пфенинг) is found most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential 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 used family name globally, held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Pfening reside; 28 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 27 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 1,118,131. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Pfening Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pfening has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pfening surname grew 173 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Pfening Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pfening surname 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
Pfening Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pfening in the Russian language | ||
| Пфенинг | pfening | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pfening
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