Puff Surname

151,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Puff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0941:331,31530,015
Germany5961:135,07616,444
Austria4291:19,8493,081
Brazil3811:561,87521,013
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Poland661:575,89053,502
Portugal381:274,16410,086
France301:2,214,091176,965
Israel211:407,50632,346
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
China51:273,464,31313,838
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Belize11:355,4743,977
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:113,61711,247

The alternate forms: Püff (10) are calculated separately.

Puff (80) may also be a first name.

Puff Last Name Facts

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

Puff has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Püff. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 151,004th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,497,445 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Puff reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Puff is also the 1,075,395th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 80 people.

The surname Puff is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,094 people, or 1 in 331,315. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Missouri, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States Puff is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Austria, where 15 percent reside.

Puff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 248 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puff last name are 5.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Puff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.37% less than the national average, earning R 129,816 per year; in United States they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning $47,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning $47,023 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Püff9210/
Puffe89243/
Pfuff89132/
Pauff89124/
Puffs896/
Pouff892/
Phuff892/
Puf86551/
Puiffe8095/
Pouffe801/
Pauffe800/
Pufe75194/
Peuf7589/
Pauf7512/
Pguf753/
Puft752/
Pufs752/
Pufh751/
Puzf751/
Phuf751/
Puwf751/
Pupf750/
Puffová7312/
Puffova731/
Pushf6721/
Paufe675/
Pooff671/
Hpuyf671/
Poufe671/
Puchf671/
Pheuf670/
Phouf670/
Poeff670/
Phauf670/
Peufs670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Puff
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