Pfingsten Surname

192,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfingsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfingsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1681:68,9268,822
United States9551:379,53833,538
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Pfingsten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfingsten is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfingsten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 192,807th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,338,317 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Pfingsten live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,168 people, or 1 in 68,926. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 38 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live and Chile, where 1 percent live.

Pfingsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pfingsten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pfingsten last name rose 5,618 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfingsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pfingsten surname are 0.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Pfingsten earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $46,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $50,288 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pfingsten
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