Pfäffle Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pfäffle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pfäffle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5441:147,98817,782
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Pfaffle (148) are calculated separately.

Pfäffle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pfäffle is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Pfaffle. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pfäffle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 572,911th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,250,083 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pfäffle reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 544 people, or 1 in 147,988. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 74 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Pfäffle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pfäffle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pfäffle surname contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfaffle95148/
Pfäffli86992/
Pfeffle8613/
Pefffle860/
Pfaeffle80205/
Pfeiffle80153/
Pfeffler808/
Pfieffle801/
Pfeffley800/
Pfiffler800/
Pfeffele800/
Paffle773/
Fyffle772/
Peffle771/
Pfafle770/
Faffle770/
Fiffle770/
Pfefle770/
Pfifle770/
Poffle770/
Pfeffeale752/
Pfeiffler751/
Pfieffley750/
Pfeifle711,942/
Peffley71838/
Poffley71347/
Pfaffly7183/
Pfayfle7143/
Pfiefle7140/
Peiffle7126/
Pfaffli7114/
Fiffles7113/
Faffley7112/
Pieffle7112/
Paffley7110/
Feffler719/
Pfaifle714/
Pfeyfle712/
Fiffley711/
Piffler711/
Peffele711/
Pfeffli711/
Pfejfle711/
Piffley711/
Pfifler711/
Pfaefle711/
Pfefele710/
Pfefler710/
Peffler710/
Pofle67169/
Pfaeffli6775/
Pfeifler6774/
Fyfle6726/
Pfeifley6723/
Fafle6720/
Peiffley6717/
Fefle677/
Fofle676/
Fifle674/
Pefle671/
Phaeffle671/
Paeffley671/
Pafle670/
Pfeefley670/
Peaffley670/
Pfeiffly670/
Pheffler670/

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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 Pfäffle
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