Pfenniger Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pfenniger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfenniger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3111:26,4084,089
Austria431:198,03324,866
Canada371:995,82774,831
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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.

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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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  • 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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