Pfleger Surname
Approximately 7,171 people bear this surname
Pfleger Surname Definition:
(German) One who plowed the fields.
Pfleger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,290 | 1:35,155 | 4,642 |
| Austria | 1,960 | 1:4,345 | 472 |
| United States | 1,216 | 1:298,075 | 27,566 |
| Brazil | 1,027 | 1:208,446 | 8,025 |
| Czechia | 274 | 1:38,808 | 6,412 |
| France | 78 | 1:851,573 | 100,617 |
| Switzerland | 60 | 1:136,882 | 13,375 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
The alternate forms: Pfléger (20) are calculated separately.
Pfleger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who plowed the fields.
Pfleger Demographics
Average Male Pfleger Height
177.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pfleger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pfleger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pfleger is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Pfléger. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pfleger? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pfleger is the 69,179th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,016,252 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Pfleger live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,290 people, or 1 in 35,155. In Germany Pfleger is most common in: Bavaria, where 38 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside. Besides Germany Pfleger exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Pfleger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pfleger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pfleger surname rose 785 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pfleger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pfleger surname are 7.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.72% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pfleger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.17% less than the national average, earning $46,120 CAD per year.
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