Pfenniger Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Pfenniger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 311 | 1:26,408 | 4,089 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Pfenniger Demographics
Average Pfenniger Salary in
United States
$38,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pfenniger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pfenniger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pfenniger is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pfenniger.
How Common Is The Last Name Pfenniger? popularity and diffusion
Pfenniger is the 622,538th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. Pfenniger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Pfenniger are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 26,408. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Lucerne, where 37 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent live and Canton of Schwyz, where 9 percent live. Other than Switzerland it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Pfenniger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pfenniger are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Pfenniger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning $38,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $50,426 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenniger | 94 | 20 | / |
| Penniger | 94 | 12 | / |
| Pfenneinger | 90 | 1 | / |
| Pfenneger | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pfennicher | 84 | 14 | / |
| Penneinger | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pinniger | 82 | 468 | / |
| Finniger | 82 | 5 | / |
| Pennager | 82 | 1 | / |
| Penneger | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pennigre | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fenneger | 82 | 0 | / |
| Fniger | 80 | 63 | / |
| Pennigerová | 80 | 5 | / |
| Phenneger | 78 | 132 | / |
| Pennegger | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pennise | 75 | 269 | / |
| Pennice | 75 | 27 | / |
| Penniga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fennice | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fenniga | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pinneger | 71 | 7 | / |
| Fennerzi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pennisie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Finneger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pinnager | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fennisey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Finneiser | 67 | 23 | / |
| Pinnegger | 67 | 18 | / |
| Pennegues | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phinneger | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Pfenniger
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