Poffer Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Poffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1541:277,55522,327
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Poffer Last Name Facts

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

Poffer occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Poffer? popularity and diffusion

Poffer is the 1,391,595th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Poffer are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 98 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Poffer is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 277,555. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 99 percent are found, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 1 percent are found and Salta Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Argentina Poffer occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Poffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poffer surname declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouffer923/
Poffier921/
Poiffer921/
Phoffer920/
Poeffer920/
Pofferd920/
Poffe91320/
Pofer915/
Pouffier8666/
Pfoeffer8610/
Pouffert862/
Peffer833,693/
Poffet83589/
Pfefer83348/
Potfer8334/
Paffer8326/
Pofere835/
Pofert831/
Phofer831/
Pouffe831/
Poofer830/
Pfafer830/
Poefer830/
Pofe808/
Pfeffer7725,888/
Pfeufer771,255/
Pheffer77117/
Pouffet7755/
Peffier7714/
Pfaffer777/
Pfeefer773/
Paffert772/
Pophfer771/
Pouffes771/
Pouffie771/
Peuffer771/
Poffett771/
Pafferd770/
Peeffer770/
Pauffer770/
Paeffer770/
Phaffer770/
Phosfer770/
Peffear770/
Pfaefer770/
Poffa73233/
Poffé73195/
Paffe73190/
Pfofe7321/
Pafer7312/
Pfafe7310/
Pofei7310/
Pefer739/
Pofre736/
Poffi735/
Pofey734/
Phofe733/
Pofet732/
Péfer731/
Poufe731/
Poife730/
Poffy730/
Pofes730/
Pofie730/
Pfeuffer713,943/
Peuffier7188/
Pauffert715/
Pfeffier715/
Poffahey711/
Pfaeffer710/
Pfoffehe710/
Pfeeffer710/
Pfaffe67595/
Paffey67146/
Phoffa6745/
Paffie6732/
Peefer6715/
Pouffa6712/
Paffet675/
Poifey671/
Phafer671/
Poffit671/
Pefeer671/
Pepfer671/
Paaffe671/
Powfeh671/
Paffee670/
Popher670/
Phefer670/
Phofir670/
Pauffe670/
Pefier670/
Paefer670/

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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 Poffer
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