Pifano Surname

353,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Pifano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pifano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3671:583,30921,779
Italy1991:307,32038,309
Argentina1751:244,24819,837
Venezuela1611:187,6035,267
Uruguay841:40,8544,668
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Pifaño (75) & Pífano (7) are calculated separately.

Pifano Last Name Facts

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

Pifano is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Pifaño or Pífano. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pifano? popularity and diffusion

It is the 353,738th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,082,163 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Pifano live; 76 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Luso-South America.

Pifano is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 583,309. In Brazil Pifano is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 41 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 31 percent reside and Amazonas, where 12 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 19 percent reside and Argentina, where 17 percent reside.

Pifano Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pifano earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 31.13% less than the national average, earning €20,681 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pifaño9475/
Pífano947/
Piffano9284/
Pifanno922/
Pifango921/
Pifeano921/
Pefano832/
Pifanga771/
Pefaño675/
Pefoungo572/
Pefoutno572/
Phiphatna535/
Phitphatna5016/
Phitphanat5011/
Pefaña501/

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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 Pifano
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