Poffe Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Poffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1841:62,48210,046
Italy1181:518,27751,664
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Poffé (195) are calculated separately.

Poffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poffe occurs most in Belgium. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Poffé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 853,416th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Poffe reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 62,482. In Belgium Poffe is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 65 percent live, Walloon Region, where 24 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium Poffe occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 37 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poffé93195/
Poffet91589/
Poffer91157/
Pouffe911/
Poff896,686/
Pofe898/
Pouffet8355/
Pouffer833/
Poiffer831/
Poffett831/
Pouffes831/
Pouffie831/
Phoffer830/
Poffa80233/
Paffe80190/
Pfoff80113/
Peffe8034/
Pfofe8021/
Pfafe8010/
Pofei8010/
Poffs809/
Pofer805/
Poffi805/
Pofey804/
Phofe803/
Pofet802/
Pouff802/
Poufe801/
Pozff801/
Pofff801/
Pooff801/
Popff801/
Pofes800/
Phoff800/
Pofie800/
Poffy800/
Poife800/
Poffahey771/
Pfoffehe770/
Pof754/
Pfaffe73595/
Paffey73146/
Puiffe7395/
Phoffa7345/
Potfer7334/
Paffie7332/
Paffer7326/
Pouffa7312/
Paffet735/
Poifey731/
Powfeh731/
Paaffe731/
Phofer731/
Peffey731/
Poffit731/
Pfeffe730/
Pauffe730/
Paffee730/
Pfafer730/
Poofer730/
Paff672,305/
Pofi671,023/
Paffett67441/
Pfaf67172/
Pafe67154/
Pofa6765/
Pefe6733/
Poft6722/
Pofs6714/
Pfof6710/
Pfaffer677/
Popf675/
Poof674/
Poffitt672/
Posf672/
Pofh672/
Bpof672/
Pohf671/
Pophfer671/
Hpof671/
Poyf671/
Pfeffea671/
Pauffer670/
Phaffer670/
Phosfer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Poffe
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