Pfohl Surname

153,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfohl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfohl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2281:295,16227,322
Germany1,0381:77,5589,812
France3471:191,42029,799
Australia861:313,90427,145
Canada651:566,85547,218
Austria281:304,12334,120
Czechia241:443,06148,767
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Pfohl (44) may also be a first name.

Pfohl Last Name Facts

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

Pfohl is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfohl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 153,300th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,540,985 people. The last name Pfohl occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Pfohl live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pfohl is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 44 people.

The surname Pfohl is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,228 people, or 1 in 295,162. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 28 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.

Pfohl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pfohl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pfohl surname expanded 710 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfohl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pfohl last name are 22.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Pfohl earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.75% less than the national average, earning R 147,936 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $52,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pohl8984,918/
Fohl89841/
Pfol899/
Pfahl802,402/
Pohll8023/
Pouhl8015/
Fohyl808/
Pohul807/
Pfhol806/
Pfhal806/
Phohl803/
Polhl802/
Fouhl801/
Fohlh801/
Pohlt801/
Pfoul801/
Pohjl801/
Pfold800/
Pfoll800/
Pfool800/
Pfohlová7716/
Pol7547,849/
Fol753,932/
Pochel73122/
Pochyl7375/
Fohsel7316/
Poßehl7312/
Pochil7311/
Pohyle732/
Pouhle731/
Fochel731/
Fochil731/
Pfhale730/
Pool6758,576/
Pole6737,956/
Phal6737,031/
Pahl6719,878/
Poul6719,726/
Puol6715,596/
Fole6712,920/
Poll6710,172/
Fahl674,510/
Folh673,300/
Foul672,734/
Polt671,821/
Foll671,300/
Vohl671,184/
Pohlová671,061/
Fhal67891/
Pold67687/
Fool67470/
Polh67403/
Poil67313/
Phol67241/
Fold67202/
Posl67175/
Folt6787/
Poschel6764/
Fohlová6750/
Pfal6750/
Folp6732/
Póhl6729/
Foil6715/
Pohlova6713/
Fouchel678/
Pochill678/
Fotl677/
Fosl676/
Potl676/
Ppol675/
Fouchil674/
Foyl673/
Poyl673/
Polp673/
Fouhsel672/
Fuol672/
Vpol672/
Pojl672/
Polì672/
Pohselt672/
Fhol672/
Páhl671/
Fouchyl671/
Bpol671/
Bfol671/
Foïl671/
Hpol671/
Pãhl671/
Pouhtel670/

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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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  • 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 Pfohl
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