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

Phaff is found most in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phaff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 658,434th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Phaff are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Phaff is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 77,110. In The Netherlands Phaff is most frequent in: South Holland, where 25 percent live, Utrecht, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 19 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Phaff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Phaff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Phaff surname expanded 332 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phaff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Phaff surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% being 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phaff
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