Phaff Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Phaff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phaff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2191:77,11013,022
United States731:4,965,191254,179
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Canada541:682,32655,162
France101:6,642,272293,169
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Phaff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phaff is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phaff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phaff is the 658,434th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. Phaff is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Phaff reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Phaff is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 77,110. In The Netherlands it is most common in: South Holland, where 25 percent are found, Utrecht, where 21 percent are found and North Holland, where 19 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands Phaff exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Phaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Phaff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Phaff are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Phaff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.24% less than the national average, earning R 94,488 per year; in United States they earn 39.2% more than the national average, earning $60,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $45,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pheaff910/
Phaiff910/
Paff892,305/
Phaf8915/
Pfaff8030,050/
Paffe80190/
Pauff80124/
Peaff8011/
Phafe803/
Paiff802/
Papff801/
Pasff801/
Phafs800/
Phoff800/
Paaff800/
Phaaf800/
Phauf800/
Paf75461/
Pfaffe73595/
Pheiff7341/
Phaife7310/
Paiffe732/
Paaffe731/
Pffaff731/
Peaffe731/
Phaufe730/
Peaffs730/
Pauffe730/
Ppfaff730/
Poff676,686/
Phav671,827/
Phab671,147/
Faff67408/
Pfaf67172/
Pafe67154/
Phaw67148/
Paif6719/
Papf6717/
Paft6714/
Hfaf6713/
Pauf6712/
Pfof6710/
Pafs673/
Vaff672/
Paaf671/
Pasf671/
Payf671/
Fhaf671/
Vpaf671/
Vhaf671/
Patf671/
Pafz671/
Pafp671/
Pafh671/
Pajf671/
Pohf671/
Pawf670/

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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 Phaff
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