Puffer Surname

131,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Puffer Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Bodefrit (messenger, peace).

Puffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4351:148,85415,345
Canada2961:124,47813,021
Austria2861:29,7744,780
Germany2421:332,66732,901
Czechia721:147,68722,967
England651:857,20145,134
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9051:55,4906,221

The alternate forms: Püffer (1) are calculated separately.

Puffer (17) may also be a first name.

Puffer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Bodefrit (messenger, peace).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Puffer Last Name Facts

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

Puffer is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Püffer. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Puffer? popularity and diffusion

Puffer is the 131,521st most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,120,322 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Puffer are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Puffer is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,435 people, or 1 in 148,854. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Austria, where 8 percent reside.

Puffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puffer last name grew 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 813 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Puffer last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Puffer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $49,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Püffer941/
Puffert9260/
Pouffer923/
Peuffer921/
Pueffer921/
Phuffer920/
Pauffer920/
Pfuffer920/
Puffe91243/
Pufer916/
Pfeuffer863,943/
Peuffier8688/
Pouffier8666/
Pauffert865/
Pfueffer864/
Pouffert862/
Piffer834,133/
Puffet83243/
Pfifer83222/
Puiffe8395/
Pouffe831/
Pupfer831/
Puffie831/
Pfufer830/
Puffey830/
Pauffe830/
Phufer830/
Pufe80194/
Pufferová8062/
Pufferova801/
Pfeufer771,255/
Puffett77661/
Pfiffer77594/
Phiffer77274/
Pfiefer77249/
Pieffer77174/
Paufert7762/
Pouffet7755/
Piffier7712/
Pheufer773/
Pouffie771/
Ppiffer771/
Pfpifer771/
Pfuefer771/
Pouffes771/
Piffher771/
Poeffer770/
Pfifier770/
Pifer735,256/
Puffi7345/
Puffy7342/
Puffa7322/
Paufe735/
Poufe731/
Pufee730/
Pfieffer71561/
Phieffer7195/
Pfoeffer7110/
Puferová714/
Phiffier711/
Pfiffeer711/
Puferova711/
Pfuiffir710/
Phifer677,462/
Pifher67332/
Piefer67328/
Puffay6774/
Pouffa6712/
Pifeer671/
Puffit670/
Phaufe670/
Pifier670/
Pihfer670/
Poefer670/
Poofer670/

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