Urffer Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Urffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
France241:2,767,613196,808
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Urffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urffer is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,422,956th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Urffer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Urffer are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Urffer is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 75 percent are found, New Jersey, where 2 percent are found and New Mexico, where 2 percent are found. Aside from The United States Urffer is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

Urffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Urffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Urffer last name expanded 384 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urffer surname are 34.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.48% being registered with the party.

Urffer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $42,765 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urfer911,574/
Orffer83244/
Gurfer8321/
Aurffe831/
Urfe8014/
Huerfer771/
Horffer770/
Hurferd770/
Urfey7388/
Urfie7318/
Orfer7317/
Urfei7312/
Urfet732/
Urfee731/
Aurfe731/
Urffi731/
Urfeu731/
Urfed731/
Hourfe679/
Ierfer674/
Horfer672/
Hurfey671/
Ourfee670/
Gurfee670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Urffer
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