Pfeninger Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Georgia

Pfeninger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfeninger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Pfeninger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfeninger (Russian: Пфенингер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pfeninger.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfeninger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Pfeninger is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pfeninger live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 43 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Pfeninger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pfeninger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfeninger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pfeninger last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Pfeninger earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peninger94743/
Feninger94113/
Feininger89478/
Pfenenger8978/
Fehninger8932/
Peininger892/
Peninnger891/
Pheninger891/
Pieninger891/
Feeninger891/
Peneinger890/
Feinger886/
Pfeisinger8498/
Phenninger842/
Fhenninger841/
Peinninger841/
Feinninger841/
Faninger82166/
Veninger82131/
Petinger8275/
Penenger8244/
Fesinger8236/
Feingert829/
Peningeh829/
Fininger828/
Pininger823/
Pesinger823/
Paninger823/
Peninges822/
Poninger822/
Péninger821/
Fenenger820/
Fetinger820/
Pettinger782,985/
Fettinger78585/
Fanninger78237/
Peisinger7882/
Fessinger7865/
Pechinger7845/
Faininger7825/
Peasinger7824/
Pininguer7824/
Peißinger7823/
Pessinger7818/
Fahninger7816/
Feisinger7812/
Feitinger7811/
Peitinger787/
Fehsinger785/
Panninger781/
Veininger781/
Fesingher781/
Pedtinger780/
Feisenger780/
Peninga7538/
Penenge7530/
Fenenge7529/
Veinger7527/
Peningi756/
Fininer753/
Foinger752/
Peingre752/
Fenhner751/
Phinger751/
Feninga751/
Peanger750/
Phenger750/
Painger750/
Veniner750/
Peissinger746/
Feichinger742/
Peschinger742/
Feissinger741/
Feittinger741/
Véninger71269/
Pisinger71172/
Vaninger71121/
Peninguy7139/
Fisinger7129/
Piningre7128/
Fesenger7122/
Ficinger7113/
Vininger7111/
Peninche7111/
Venenger712/
Pysinger712/
Pesenger712/
Petenger712/
Poitnger711/
Pettnger711/
Pitenger711/
Pitinger711/
Pitynger711/
Finenger711/
Phainger711/
Poininer711/
Penayner710/
Fysinger710/
Pittenger673,594/
Pittinger67783/
Pettenger67420/
Paysinger67403/
Poisinger67201/
Pojtinger67175/
Poitinger67119/
Fissinger67107/
Poytinger6748/
Pissinger6742/
Fittinger6733/
Faytinger6717/
Foisinger6717/
Poinegger677/
Fättinger677/
Vayninger673/
Fittenger672/
Paitinger672/
Pajsinger672/
Fainguerz671/
Feesenger670/
Pessenger670/
Peninaire670/
Fannenger670/
Poisenger670/
Phisinger670/

Pfeninger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pfeninger in the Russian language
Пфенингерpfeninger-

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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
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  • 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 Pfeninger
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