Poffet Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Poffet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poffet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5621:14,6142,411
France151:4,428,181244,602
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Poffet Last Name Facts

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

Poffet is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poffet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 544,093rd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. The last name Poffet is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Poffet reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most common in Switzerland, where it is held by 562 people, or 1 in 14,614. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Fribourg, where 59 percent are found, Canton of Bern, where 10 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Poffet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poffet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Poffet surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouffet9255/
Poffett921/
Poffe91320/
Pofet912/
Poffer83157/
Paffet835/
Pouffe831/
Poffit831/
Pofe808/
Paffett77441/
Pouffer773/
Poffitt772/
Poiffer771/
Poufeut771/
Pouffes771/
Pouffie771/
Phoffer770/
Poffa73233/
Poffé73195/
Paffe73190/
Pofit7390/
Pfofe7321/
Pfafe7310/
Pofei7310/
Pofer735/
Poffi735/
Pofey734/
Phofe733/
Poufe731/
Pafet730/
Pofie730/
Pofes730/
Poffy730/
Poife730/
Poiffait711/
Poffahey711/
Phoffitt711/
Pfoffehe710/
Pfaffe67595/
Paffey67146/
Phoffa6745/
Pophet6744/
Potfer6734/
Paffie6732/
Paffer6726/
Pouffa6712/
Poifey671/
Paaffe671/
Phofer671/
Powfeh671/
Paffit671/
Pauffe670/
Paffee670/
Pfafer670/
Poofer670/
Pafeet670/

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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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  • 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 Poffet
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