Prufer Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Prufer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France161:4,151,420237,746
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Prüfer (3,680) are calculated separately.

Prufer Last Name Facts

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

Prufer (Russian: Пруфер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Prüfer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prufer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,133,308th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. Prufer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Prufer reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Prufer is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States Prufer is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 13 percent reside, Washington, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.

Prufer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prufer surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prufer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.58% more than the national average, earning $56,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.49% more than the national average, earning $59,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prüfer943,680/
Pruefer92152/
Prufert9223/
Pruffer924/
Preufer921/
Prufier920/
Prufe9111/
Pruffert861/
Prueffer861/
Preuffer861/
Preufert860/
Prifer83106/
Proudfert800/
Prüfert77475/
Priefer77401/
Prüffer7733/
Priffer7718/
Proofer773/
Pfrifer771/
Prüfe7339/
Pfriffer713/
Prieffer711/
Proudfir710/
Proofe675/
Proudfire674/
Proufa672/
Prowfe671/
Prüferová671/
Praufi671/
Proudfett670/
Pfroepffer631/
Proufit624/
Pruifoy624/
Proudfit57442/
Pruffitt573/
Proofi501/

Prufer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prufer in the Russian language
Пруферprufer-

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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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  • 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 Prufer
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