Phifer Surname

66,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Phifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3881:49,0605,945
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4871:33,7724,040

The alternate forms: Phifér (1) are calculated separately.

Phifer (63) may also be a first name.

Phifer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phifer occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Phifér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phifer? popularity and diffusion

Phifer is the 66,762nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 976,621 people. Phifer is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Phifer are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Phifer is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent forename globally, held by 63 people.

The last name Phifer is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 7,388 people, or 1 in 49,060. In The United States Phifer is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Phifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Phifer last name increased 497 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Phifer surname are 35.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.55% registered with the party.

The amount Phifer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.4% less than the national average, earning 188,970 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.93% less than the national average, earning $40,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.64% less than the national average, earning $42,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phifér941/
Pheifer92492/
Phiffer92274/
Phiefer9273/
Phifier924/
Phaifer922/
Phfifer921/
Phifher921/
Pifer915,256/
Phife9135/
Pheiffer862,580/
Phieffer8695/
Phijffer8651/
Phaiffer8617/
Phfeifer861/
Phiffier861/
Peifer834,277/
Piffer834,133/
Phyfer83571/
Pifher83332/
Piefer83328/
Paifer83302/
Pfifer83222/
Phaife8310/
Piofer837/
Phifes832/
Phifee831/
Phifir831/
Pisfer831/
Pifeer831/
Pifere831/
Pihfer830/
Fhifer830/
Phefer830/
Pifier830/
Phiffe830/
Phufer830/
Pheijffer8026/
Pife802/
Hpheiffer801/
Pfeifer7759,525/
Peiffer779,156/
Pfiffer77594/
Paiffer77381/
Pfaifer77375/
Phyffer77320/
Pfiefer77249/
Pieffer77174/
Pheffer77117/
Piffert7787/
Phipher7718/
Piffier7712/
Phyfier778/
Pheufer773/
Pffifer771/
Poiffer771/
Pfpifer771/
Piffher771/
Fhaifer771/
Pheifes771/
Piffere771/
Piferre771/
Ppiffer771/
Phayfer771/
Phieffe770/
Pfifier770/
Phiffes770/
Phuffer770/
Phyfert770/
Peipfer770/
Fifer734,418/
Pyfer73313/
Pifre73144/
Phyfe73118/
Pifie7320/
Pefer739/
Pufer736/
Vifer734/
Piffe732/
Pjfer731/
Peife731/
Paife731/
Phifi731/
Pifea731/
Péfer731/
Pifeh731/
Pifhe731/
Pfife730/
Pifir730/
Poife730/
Pfeiffer7195,677/
Pfieffer71561/
Peiffert71297/
Pfaiffer7134/
Pffeifer7115/
Pheyffer719/
Pfeifere716/
Phyfhier713/
Pfeisfer712/
Pfeipfer712/
Peiffier711/
Pffiffer711/
Pfiffeer711/
Pfeifert711/
Peijffer711/
Pheipher711/
Phaipher711/
Pfeifger711/
Pfgiffer710/
Pffiefer710/
Pfeifeer710/
Peffer673,693/
Puffer673,437/
Pipher671,239/
Faifer67978/
Feifer67753/
Pfefer67348/
Fifere67267/
Piffre67234/
Payfer67150/
Puiffe6795/
Fiffer6790/
Pfeijffer6766/
Pifeas6751/
Piffet6748/
Fiefer6744/
Pyffer6743/
Pajfer6734/
Fypher6719/
Pepher6717/
Fifher6715/
Peefer6715/
Pypher6710/
Peifei678/
Pfeife675/
Viffer673/
Pfieffier673/
Fifier673/
Pffeiffer673/
Piffey672/
Ppfeiffer672/
Pieffe672/
Paiffe672/
Pefeer671/
Pupfer671/
Pepfer671/
Piffee671/
Piffie671/
Fepher671/
Vephir671/
Peafer671/
Pfiffe671/
Pefere671/
Pfeiffert671/
Pfeifffer671/
Vifeur671/
Poifey671/
Püffer671/
Bpfeiffer671/
Fijfer671/
Peyfer671/
Piffes670/
Pfufer670/
Veifer670/
Fipher670/
Phyffe670/
Pfyfer670/
Peifes670/
Pfifes670/
Fifear670/
Fifeer670/
Pefier670/

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Phifer Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Phifer
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