Pfost Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6761:536,18244,521
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Pföst (11) are calculated separately.

Pfost Last Name Facts

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

Pfost is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pföst. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfost? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 402,148th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 8,347,704 people. The surname Pfost occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Pfost live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 676 people, or 1 in 536,182. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 18 percent reside, Colorado, where 9 percent reside and Idaho, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Pfost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pfost has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pfost last name increased 719 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfost Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pfost are 28.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.47% registered with the political party.

Pfost earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning $48,505 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pföst9311/
Pfoust910/
Post8965,601/
Fost89619/
Pfos891/
Foust8015,907/
Poste801,341/
Poust80683/
Poist80541/
Foist80446/
Foste80307/
Posth80243/
Foest80181/
Poost80167/
Poest80100/
Poszt8091/
Fosth8024/
Postt8018/
Pfest8017/
Pohst8016/
Foost8012/
Foszt8011/
Foyst8010/
Pfoth809/
Posht807/
Pfote806/
Posts803/
Pfoht803/
Phost802/
Pfott801/
Fosst801/
Pfous800/
Poyst800/
Postz800/
Pfout800/
Pot7516,485/
Pos755,502/
Fos752,680/
Fot751,650/
Pfo7541/
Pfouts73281/
Fouste7375/
Pfosch7363/
Foscht7355/
Poiset7340/
Poshte7325/
Pfotte7325/
Poists7317/
Fostås7314/
Phoste7312/
Foehst737/
Postte732/
Posthe731/
Poshth731/
Pfoute731/
Fostch731/
Foiste731/
Bfoste731/
Foyste731/
Foesst730/
Fhoust730/
Pfottz730/
Poesth730/
Foutst730/
Pfaust730/
Fousht730/
Poustz730/
Poot6749,577/
Puot6747,308/
Pote6746,429/
Foss6729,860/
Fast6717,740/
Pott6711,353/
Fois679,909/
Pose679,389/
Foot677,156/
Poth675,749/
Poss675,596/
Foos674,954/
Foth674,152/
Fest673,233/
Fust672,873/
Fout672,793/
Poos672,536/
Pous672,440/
Foit672,372/
Pust672,338/
Fojt671,847/
Pots671,492/
Posh671,371/
Pest671,281/
Past671,230/
Fote671,181/
Fose671,166/
Phot671,113/
Fous67879/
Pout67765/
Pois67670/
Foyt67550/
Fosh67537/
Poit67450/
Pfoh67422/
Foht67353/
Vost67342/
Föst67326/
Posz67301/
Fohs67294/
Foisset67262/
Podt67247/
Fott67175/
Postova67116/
Pods67111/
Pohs6793/
Potì6781/
Füst6776/
Püst6755/
Phos6751/
Postová6751/
Fods6745/
Foxs6744/
Pfoo6738/
Foys6737/
Fojs6735/
Poys6732/
Poës6729/
Fostova6726/
Poht6725/
Fäst6721/
Půst6720/
Poët6718/
Fuot6717/
Fuos6712/
Fosz677/
Fots677/
Počs675/
Posp674/
Foschth674/
Foïs674/
Fhos673/
Posd673/
Foxt672/
Foshddt672/
Fosx672/
Fošt672/
Fpfo672/
Hfot672/
Bpos672/
Pojs672/
Puos671/
Poxs671/
Poxt671/
Poyt671/
Pfou671/
Fotd671/
Foisett671/
Pgot671/
Fosj671/
Pfat671/
Hpos671/
Pöst671/
Potp671/
Vfot671/
Pfod671/
Posx671/
Potd671/
Phfo671/
Pfoa671/
Pfoj671/
Pfop671/
Vfos671/
Vpot671/
Bfos671/
Fozs671/
Fozt671/
Fotp671/
Fosp671/
Hpot671/
Poisett670/
Foisstt670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pfost
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