Pleiffer Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Pleiffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Pleiffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pleiffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pleiffer is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pleiffer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pleiffer is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pleiffer are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.
This last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Pleiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pleiffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pleiffer last name declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfleiffer | 94 | 1 | / |
| Pleifer | 93 | 84 | / |
| Pleffer | 93 | 34 | / |
| Pleuffer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pfleffer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Plieffer | 88 | 0 | / |
| Pfleifer | 88 | 0 | / |
| Plifer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Plhaiffer | 82 | 13 | / |
| Plhifer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Phlefer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Plefger | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pflifer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Plaffer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pflefer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Plefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pillefer | 75 | 30 | / |
| Plhaifer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plaifier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plouffer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pellifer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Pillefert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pellefier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plaffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Plafer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Plouffe | 67 | 8,587 | / |
| Playfer | 67 | 18 | / |
| Plouffr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plajfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plasfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Plauffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pleiffer
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