Pfinster Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfinster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfinster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Pfinster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfinster occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pfinster.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfinster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Pfinster reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Pfinster is most frequent in: Oregon, where 67 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found.

Pfinster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pfinster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pfinster surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfinster Last Name Statistics demography

Pfinster earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finster933,448/
Pinster9357/
Finszter88112/
Pinstere882/
Finstere881/
Fienster881/
Finnster880/
Finsterr880/
Finste860/
Finsæther8228/
Phinnster820/
Fenster802,444/
Pinxter8055/
Finsted8027/
Fynster8015/
Vinster805/
Pimster801/
Fimster800/
Pfenste800/
Penster800/
Finsterová786/
Feenster7555/
Finstead7531/
Phimster751/
Feunster750/
Fennster750/
Finnstedt7120/
Fenste711/
Finnstead711/
Venster6756/
Femster6752/
Fensterová671/
Feemster631,527/
Phemster636/
Fenstead631/
Fenchter630/
Fensta570/
Fincty570/
Pensty570/
Feemste535/
Vinstoy532/
Feensta532/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pfinster
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