Pálfi Surname

81,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pálfi Surname User-submission:

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

Pálfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary5,7981:1,693182
Romania1071:187,64419,002
Slovakia491:108,90720,583
Czechia251:425,33947,625
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Palfi (3,436) are calculated separately.

Pálfi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- dylanpalffy

Pálfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pálfi is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Palfi. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pálfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,193rd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,217,228 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pálfi are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Pálfi is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 5,798 people, or 1 in 1,693. In Hungary Pálfi is most frequent in: Budapest, where 15 percent reside, Pest County, where 11 percent reside and Zala County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 2 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palfi933,436/
Pálfai91117/
Pálffi9158/
Pállfi911/
Pálfy80819/
Pálfa801/
Polfi801/
Pálffy731,034/
Pálfay7390/
Palfai7320/
Palfyi7311/
Palffi738/
Pállfy734/
Palfit733/
Palfis731/
Palfitt6721/
Paulfeit6210/
Palfy60688/
Palfe6011/
Polfa602/
Palffy55594/
Polfer55234/
Palfey5591/
Pallfy557/
Pàlffy555/
Palfer555/
Palfay555/
Paulfa551/
Palpfy551/
Pahlfer509/
Pahalvi503/
Palffey502/
Pholphi501/
Pahlfèr501/
Pallffy501/
Polphis501/

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