Pffeifer Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pffeifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pffeifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pffeifer Last Name Facts

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

Pffeifer has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pffeifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Pffeifer are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 40 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Pffeifer is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 67 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Croatia, where 13 percent are found.

Pffeifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pffeifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pffeifer last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Pfeifer9359,525/
Pffefer933/
Pffifer931/
Pfeiffer8895,677/
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Pfeifere886/
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Feifer86753/
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Pfifer86222/
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Bpfeiffer821/
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Pheifer80492/
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Feiffer80216/
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Pfuefer801/
Feiferd801/
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Pfifier800/
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D'Pfeiffer781/
Fifer774,418/
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Feifr772/
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Pfife770/
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Phifer717,462/
Faifer71978/
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Ffoifr7171/
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Feiferová7140/
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Fifher7115/
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Pfeffr715/
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Fife6712,094/
Fefe671,525/
Pfiffer67594/
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Pfajfer67279/
Phiffer67274/
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Pfejferová6712/
Faifert6712/
Vaffier6710/
Phyfier678/
Pfaffer677/
Phifier674/
Fiefier674/
Feifets674/
Pheufer673/
Fhoefer672/
Pfaiferová672/
Phaifer672/
Phifher671/
Pfiffir671/
Feufert671/
Fhaifer671/
Feefert671/
Foufeer671/
Pheifes671/
Foufier671/
Feyifeh671/
Pfeiffi671/
Fifr671/
Faifeer671/
Pfeiffa670/
Pfipher670/
Phaffer670/
Feffier670/

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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 Pffeifer
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