Pfortner Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfortner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfortner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1961:410,74237,603
France661:1,006,405112,047
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Czechia121:886,12273,425
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Pförtner (1,440) are calculated separately.

Pfortner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pfortner occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pförtner. Click here for other potential spellings of Pfortner.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfortner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 828,895th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pfortner live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Pfortner is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 410,742. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saarland, where 40 percent live, Bavaria, where 37 percent live and Hesse, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany Pfortner is found in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Pfortner Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pfortner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 156.09% more than the national average, earning R 608,568 per year and in United States they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $49,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pförtner961,440/
Pfoertner94120/
Fortner9315,768/
Portner933,309/
Poertner88587/
Fourtner88145/
Pfertner88112/
Forthner8825/
Fordtner8812/
Pfürtner887/
Foertner882/
Portnier882/
Fortnner882/
Fortneer881/
Fortnier881/
Forttner880/
Foortner880/
Fortnere880/
Fortne862/
Pfortnerová8411/
Pfördtner823/
D'Fortner821/
Fourtnier821/
Pfeertner821/
Fortenner820/
Fortney806,696/
Furtner802,164/
Pörtner801,495/
Partner80620/
Portney80433/
Fertner80177/
Pertner80107/
Fürtner8056/
Förtner8046/
Fartner805/
Vortner804/
Fortnet803/
Fortnei801/
Purtner801/
Portnet800/
Fortnie800/
Fortnir800/
Fortnerová789/
Furthner75165/
Fürthner7561/
Förthner7560/
Fourtney7523/
Pürthner7520/
Parthner753/
Forthnet751/
Furhtner751/
Portness751/
Forthney750/
Paertner750/
Farthner750/
Pourtney750/
Purttner750/
Pförtnerová7418/
Fortna71447/
Portna7149/
Portny7135/
Fortny715/
Partne714/
Portná711/
Portni711/
Portnoy676,304/
Portnoi671,121/
Partney67552/
Portnyi67408/
Vertner67190/
Portnoj6754/
Portnay6715/
Portnih6710/
Portnyy677/
Fortnoy672/
Partnes672/
Portnai671/
Porthni671/
Portnuy671/
Partnerova671/
Fortnui671/
Furtnerová671/
Vartner671/
Fortnay670/
Fartney670/

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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 Pfortner
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