Puffett Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Puffett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puffett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3661:152,23514,507
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Australia451:599,90442,958
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales41:773,63329,106
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Puffett Last Name Facts

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

Puffett has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puffett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Puffett is the 498,439th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. The last name Puffett occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Puffett live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 152,235. In England it is most common in: Essex, where 17 percent are found, Berkshire, where 13 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Puffett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Puffett has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Puffett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puffett surname are 23.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Puffett earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning R 265,044 per year and in United States they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $38,318 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puffette9312/
Puffet92243/
Pouffet8655/
Puffitt8639/
Puffe83243/
Puffer773,437/
Puiffe7795/
Piffet7748/
Pouffe771/
Puffie771/
Pauffe770/
Puffey770/
Puffit770/
Pufe73194/
Pieffet7134/
Pouffer713/
Pouffes711/
Peuffer711/
Pouffie711/
Poufeut711/
Piffeth711/
Putfeet711/
Phuffer710/
Pauffer710/
Pfuffer710/
Pfeuffer673,943/
Puffi6745/
Puffy6742/
Puffa6722/
Pufer676/
Paufe675/
Poufe671/
Pufee670/

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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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  • 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 Puffett
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