Cognomen Paefgen (Paefgen 
) , all over the world, is a rare family name. The last name Paefgen is characteristic of Germany, where it is a rare surname, Italy, where it is an extremely rare surname, and the United States. Much less frequently, Paefgen is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Paefgen | Italy, Germany, United States, Spain |
| franz-josef paefgen German engineer and businessman, DE (b. 1946) |
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| elisabeth katharina paefgen German university teacher, DE (b. 1954) |
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