Pfirter Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pfirter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfirter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3751:21,9013,488
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
France61:11,070,454349,096
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pfirter Last Name Facts

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

Pfirter is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfirter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 618,896th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Pfirter reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pfirter is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 21,901. In Switzerland Pfirter is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 62 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 9 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 7 percent reside. Barring Switzerland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Pfirter Last Name Statistics demography

Pfirter earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfierter931/
Pirter925/
Firter922/
Pfürter869/
Pierter866/
Pfurter863/
Firtter862/
Firtear861/
Peirter861/
Phirter860/
Fairter860/
Pirtter860/
Firther860/
Pirte83207/
Firte8365/
Pfhurter8059/
Feirtear8021/
Poirteir801/
Feirteir801/
Furter771,626/
Freter771,174/
Preter77567/
Pirtea77518/
Fierte77388/
Purter77310/
Ferter7784/
Perter7752/
Fürter7730/
Pirtie7710/
Firtea7710/
Pierte775/
Phirte775/
Pirtte773/
Pirtes773/
Foirte771/
Virter771/
Piorte771/
Firtes771/
Firteș771/
Firtir771/
Peirte770/
Firthe770/
Fretter71680/
Fertier71220/
Pretter7194/
Pirthee7193/
Prether7172/
Pertier7155/
Purther7151/
Further7121/
Fürther7121/
Fuerter7115/
Feyrter7114/
Ferzter713/
Fuirtes713/
Furtier713/
Pertter712/
Fertter711/
Piortte711/
Pairete711/
Ferrter711/
Feurter711/
Piertee711/
Poyrter711/
Vierter711/
Pierrte711/
Pertere711/
Feirtes711/
Frether711/
Fiortee711/
Perther710/
Ferther710/
Pretere710/
Pearter710/
Firtech710/
Prete6710,294/
Frete672,878/
Ferte67920/
Poirette67615/
Preterre67348/
Pirti67256/
Perte67248/
Pirta67147/
Virte67130/
Firta67103/
Firti6735/
Fîrte6728/
Pirty673/
Firty671/
Fuerther671/
Purtheer671/
Pierrtte671/
Pairette671/
Perrtier671/
Fyrte671/
Peirette670/
Peartier670/

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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 Pfirter
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