Pfotenhauer Surname

335,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfotenhauer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfotenhauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5921:135,98916,539
United States4301:842,92864,333
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Pfotenhauer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfotenhauer occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pfotenhauer.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfotenhauer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 335,587th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,631,070 people. The last name Pfotenhauer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Pfotenhauer reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 592 people, or 1 in 135,989. In Germany Pfotenhauer is most common in: Thuringia, where 38 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Pfotenhauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pfotenhauer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,024 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pfotenhauer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pfotenhauer surname are 20.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pfotenhauer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 26.86% less than the national average, earning R 173,808 per year and in United States they earn 23.56% more than the national average, earning $53,313 USD per year.

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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 Pfotenhauer
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