Pálffy Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pálffy Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Paul', after the family's first member, Paul Konth.

Pálffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary9441:10,3991,205
Slovakia691:77,34014,984
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Palffy (594) & Pàlffy (5) are calculated separately.

Pálffy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Paul', after the family's first member, Paul Konth.

- dylanpalffy

Pálffy Last Name Facts

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

Pálffy is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Palffy or Pàlffy. Click here for other possible spellings of Pálffy.

How Common Is The Last Name Pálffy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 352,406th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. Pálffy occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pálffy live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 944 people, or 1 in 10,399. In Hungary Pálffy is mostly found in: Budapest, where 23 percent are found, Veszprém County, where 20 percent are found and Pest County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Hungary this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 7 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palffy94594/
Pàlffy945/
Pálfy91819/
Pálfay8390/
Pálffi8358/
Pállfy834/
Palffey772/
Pallffy771/
Pálfi735,987/
Palfy73688/
Pálfa731/
Pálfai67117/
Palfey6791/
Palfyi6711/
Palffi678/
Pallfy677/
Palfay675/
Palpfy671/
Pállfi671/
Pollfeyt571/
Palfi553,436/
Palfe5511/
Polfa552/
Polfi551/
Polfer50234/
Palfai5020/
Palfer505/
Palfit503/
Paulfa501/
Palfis501/

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