Pfistner Surname

590,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pfistner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfistner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3341:241,03426,405
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
France61:11,070,454349,096
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Pfistner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfistner is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pfistner.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfistner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 590,101st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,776,079 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Pfistner live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 334 people, or 1 in 241,034. In Germany Pfistner is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 64 percent live, Thuringia, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Switzerland, where 10 percent live.

Pfistner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pfistner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pfistner last name increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfistner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pfistner surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the party.

Pfistner earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $41,043 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfisztner9463/
Pfisthner9445/
Phfistner9412/
Pfhistner9411/
Pistner93508/
Fistner9367/
Feistner88611/
Foistner8883/
Phistner8817/
Fisztner884/
Fiestner883/
Pfeitner881/
Pisttner881/
Fishtner881/
Pfithner881/
Pfißtner881/
Pitner862,142/
Fitner8617/
Fischtner8218/
Pittner802,996/
Festner80416/
Pestner80157/
Poitner8072/
Fittner8049/
Feitner8035/
Pfistna8015/
Peitner8010/
Paitner805/
Fietner804/
Fiztner802/
Pijtner801/
Piotner801/
Faitner801/
Pithner801/
Fihtner801/
Fixtner801/
Pitnner801/
Fustner800/
Pustner800/
Fitne7728/
Fichtner7513,051/
Peithner7541/
Fiehtner7538/
Poittner7514/
Pfettner7510/
Fajstner754/
Feithner753/
Pittgner753/
Poitnger751/
Feihtner751/
Fithtner751/
Piettner751/
Faithner751/
Feistnerová7419/
Feichtner712,346/
Pitney711,445/
Fetner711,042/
Petner71496/
Vitner71374/
Pitnerová71211/
Fitnes7139/
Pytner7134/
Paitne714/
Fitchtner714/
Pitnerova714/
Fitney713/
Phichtner711/
Fitnet711/
Fitneu711/
Vestner67604/
Pittnerová67470/
Fettner67213/
Pettner67166/
Vittner67116/
Paithne6794/
Fitness6774/
Puistienne6731/
Vithner6724/
Pojtner6723/
Veitner6719/
Feutner6719/
Pittnerova6711/
Featner6710/
Fajtner679/
Peitnerová678/
Fittnerová675/
Paytner675/
Pajtner674/
Poytner674/
Fittnes674/
Pittney673/
Foytner671/
Foitnei671/
Pietnie671/
Petnert671/

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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 Pfistner
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