Puddifant Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Puddifant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puddifant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada791:466,40040,200
England101:5,571,806158,774
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Puddifant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puddifant occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Puddifant.

How Common Is The Last Name Puddifant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puddifant is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Puddifant are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 466,400. In Canada Puddifant is primarily found in: Manitoba, where 52 percent live, Alberta, where 16 percent live and British Columbia, where 14 percent live. Not including Canada this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live.

Puddifant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Puddifant has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Puddifant surname contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puddifant Last Name Statistics demography

Puddifant earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $42,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pudivant821/
Buddivant7819/
Buddhivant74526/
Budivant711/
Bhuddhivant701/
Buttifant67205/
Budhivant6741/
Putiphant671/
Pettifant670/

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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 Puddifant
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