Preffer Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Preffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Preffer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preffer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preffer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Preffer are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States Preffer is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent are found, Florida, where 15 percent are found and Georgia, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States Preffer is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Preffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Preffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preffer surname grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preffer surname are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

Preffer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $38,202 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preiffer9372/
Prieffer931/
Preuffer931/
Prefer92104/
Pfreiffer881/
Proffer861,424/
Priefer86401/
Preefer8672/
Priffer8618/
Preifer8616/
Prefere866/
Pryffer862/
Preufer861/
Prefier861/
Preffet861/
Prefert860/
Prefe835/
Pfroepffer821/
Pferffer809/
Pherffer804/
Pfriffer803/
Preifert802/
Pfirffer800/
Prifer77106/
Profer7768/
Pryfer7764/
Prefet7719/
Perfer775/
Prefre773/
Prefie772/
Prefed771/
Pirfer771/
Prafer771/
Preffy770/
Priffe770/
Priefe770/
Pfeirffer753/
Phierffer751/
Prifert7114/
Praifer713/
Propfer712/
Prifferova712/
Prefeth711/
Pfrifer711/
Pherfer710/
Prefa67288/
Prefi6724/
Preffitt6723/
Pfierfer673/
Propheer671/
Pfeirfer671/
Priffets670/

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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 Preffer
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