Puffel Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Puffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Püffel (11) are calculated separately.

Puffel (1) may also be a first name.

Puffel Last Name Facts

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

Puffel occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Püffel. Click here to see other potential spellings of Puffel.

How Common Is The Last Name Puffel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,316,765th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Puffel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Puffel live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe. Puffel is also the 11,630,812th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1 people.

The surname Puffel is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany Puffel is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Püffel9411/
Puffehl921/
Puffell920/
Pufel9125/
Piffel8371/
Puffhl830/
Pufl801/
Poeffel7741/
Püffelt772/
Püffeld771/
Pfiffel771/
Pfaufel771/
Pfiefel770/
Piffl73398/
Pifel7313/
Paufl730/
Puefil6772/
Piefel6770/
Puifil6714/
Paufil672/
Poefel670/
Puflett6234/
Pifl606/
Pussfält574/
Puphl553/
Pifil551/
Poefil5010/
Phoofl501/

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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 Puffel
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