Pulfer Surname

181,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Pulfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,0781:7,6191,224
United States4641:781,16160,501
England2501:222,87218,741
Canada2491:147,97415,147
Germany1391:579,17647,094
Australia501:539,91440,287
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Austria141:608,24554,975
France131:5,109,440259,941
Wales121:257,87814,969
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Pulfer Last Name Facts

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

Pulfer (Russian: Пульфер) is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Pulfer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulfer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 181,156th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,101,083 people. Pulfer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Pulfer reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Pulfer is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,078 people, or 1 in 7,619. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Bern, where 57 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Pulfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pulfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pulfer surname expanded 1,365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pulfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pulfer surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Pulfer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $51,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulferd920/
Pfeulfer862/
Polfer83234/
Philfer774/
Pulpher772/
Puglife771/
Paulfeit7110/
Polfír674/
Paulfa671/
Polfair620/
Phulphet578/
Philpher570/
Polfa552/
Polfi551/

Pulfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulfer in the Russian language
Пульферpulfer-

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Footnotes

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