Pheiffer Surname

167,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pheiffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pheiffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9981:27,1163,466
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Denmark1121:50,3995,183
Canada521:708,56956,910
England341:1,638,76668,634
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Swaziland91:144,244719
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Pheiffer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pheiffer occurs most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pheiffer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 167,600th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,824,630 people. The last name Pheiffer occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Pheiffer are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,998 people, or 1 in 27,116. In South Africa Pheiffer is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 45 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Limpopo, where 6 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Pheiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pheiffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pheiffer last name increased 153 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pheiffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pheiffer surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pheiffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.34% more than the national average, earning R 371,520 per year; in United States they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $47,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% more than the national average, earning $49,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pheijffer9426/
Hpheiffer941/
Peiffer939,156/
Pheifer93492/
Phiffer93274/
Pheffer93117/
Pfeiffer8895,677/
Peiffert88297/
Phieffer8895/
Phijffer8851/
Phaiffer8817/
Pheyffer889/
Peiffier881/
Phfeifer881/
Phiffier881/
Peijffer881/
Phifer867,462/
Peifer864,277/
Piffer864,133/
Peffer863,693/
Phefer860/
Phiffe860/
Pfeijffer8266/
Pffeiffer823/
Ppfeiffer822/
Pfeieffer821/
Pfeiffert821/
Pfeifffer821/
Bpfeiffer821/
Pfeiiffer820/
Pfeifer8059,525/
Pfeffer8025,888/
Pfiffer80594/
Paiffer80381/
Phyffer80320/
Feiffer80216/
Pieffer80174/
Piffert8087/
Phiefer8073/
Peffier8014/
Piffier8012/
Peffert8010/
Phifier804/
Pfeiffe804/
Pheufer803/
Phaifer802/
Peyffer802/
Phfifer801/
Poiffer801/
Phifher801/
Piffher801/
Pheifes801/
Piffere801/
Pueffer801/
Ppiffer801/
Peuffer801/
Peeffer800/
Piffaer800/
Paeffer800/
Phieffe800/
Poeffer800/
Phaffer800/
Peffear800/
Phiffes800/
Peipfer800/
Peifferová781/
D'Pfeiffer781/
Pifer775,256/
Phife7735/
Peffe7734/
Pefer779/
Piffe772/
Peife771/
Pfeuffer753,943/
Pfieffer75561/
Peuffier7588/
Pfaiffer7534/
Pfeyffer7521/
Pffeifer7515/
Pfoeffer7510/
Pfeiefer759/
Pfeifere756/
Pfeffier755/
Pfueffer754/
Pfejffer754/
Fpfeffer752/
Pfeiffir752/
Pfeisfer752/
Pfeipfer752/
Pffeffer751/
Pffiffer751/
Pfiffeer751/
Feiffert751/
Pfeifert751/
Pfeiffre751/
Pfezffer751/
Pheipher751/
Pfeifger751/
Paieffer750/
Pfgiffer750/
Pfeeffer750/
Pfesffer750/
Pfeifeer750/
Pfaeffer750/
Pfeifferová7471/
Pfeifferova741/
Feifer71753/
Feffer71633/
Phyfer71571/
Pfefer71348/
Piefer71328/
Paifer71302/
Piffre71234/
Pfifer71222/
Veffer71135/
Puiffe7195/
Fiffer7190/
Piffet7148/
Pyffer7143/
Paffer7126/
Peefer7115/
Phaife7110/
Peifei718/
Piofer717/
Pfeifr716/
Pfeffr715/
Pfeife715/
Viffer713/
Pfieffier713/
Piffey712/
Phifes712/
Pieffe712/
Paiffe712/
Peaffe711/
Pefeer711/
Peffey711/
Pepfer711/
Phifee711/
Phifir711/
Pfefferre711/
Piffee711/
Piffie711/
Pisfer711/
Peafer711/
Pfiffe711/
Pifeer711/
Pefere711/
Phifér711/
Peyfer711/
Pifere711/
Phafer711/
Piffes710/
Veifer710/
Pfafer710/
Phyffe710/
Poefer710/
Pfyfer710/
Peifes710/
Pihfer710/
Fhifer710/
Pifier710/
Pfeffe710/
Peffes710/
Pefier710/
Paefer710/
Pfeiffer'ova702/
Pfeufer671,255/
Pfeiferová67666/
Pfeyfer67547/
Pfayfer67403/
Pfyffer67396/
Pfaifer67375/
Pfajfer67279/
Pfefferová67265/
Pfiefer67249/
Faiffer67124/
Fieffer6765/
Feifert6741/
Pfejfer6740/
Pefe6733/
Phyfier678/
Pfeiferova678/
Pfefferova678/
Pfaffer677/
Fhaffer674/
Feyffer674/
Feifere674/
Pfeefer673/
Pouffer673/
Pffefer673/
Fhoefer672/
Pife672/
Paffert672/
Pffifer671/
Peuefer671/
Pfeifey671/
Pfiffir671/
Pfpifer671/
Piffeth671/
Fhaifer671/
Fifferd671/
Fiffert671/
Feffert671/
Feffere671/
Pfuefer671/
Piferre671/
Phayfer671/
Pfeffea671/
Pfeiffi671/
Feiferd671/
Pafferd670/
Pfeifir670/
Pauffer670/
Pfeiffa670/
Fetffer670/
Feffier670/
Pfaefer670/
Pfifier670/
Phyfert670/
Pfieffe670/
Pauefer670/

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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 Pheiffer
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