Piffard Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Piffard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piffard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3821:173,88127,071
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Piffard Last Name Facts

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

Piffard is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Piffard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Piffard? popularity and diffusion

Piffard is the 677,464th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Piffard are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 173,881. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 38 percent live, Île-de-France, where 23 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 10 percent live. Outside of France this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Piffard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Piffard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Piffard last name grew 288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Piffard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Piffard surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Piffard earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 54.95% more than the national average, earning $66,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $45,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piffar927/
Pifford860/
Pfiffar860/
Peffard860/
Pifar83109/
Pishfard803/
Pifarr777/
Peifar775/
Paifar771/
Pfifar770/
Piford770/
Pifarre71890/
Pfajfar71281/
Piffert7187/
Pitford7163/
Pishfar7162/
Pufford7115/
Pisford718/
Payfard717/
Pidford712/
Paiford712/
Pieford711/
Pefford710/
Pfeffar710/
Peffear710/
Pfiefar710/
Peiffert67297/
Puffahrt6760/
Pichford6714/
Pifor679/
Puffarth678/
Pyfar675/
Puisford674/
Pefar673/
Pithford673/
Peffaure672/
Payvfard671/
Pieffort671/
Pittford671/
Peidford670/

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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
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  • 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 Piffard
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