Ahlfeld Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ahlfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahlfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5201:154,81818,508
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Ahlfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ahlfeld is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahlfeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ahlfeld is the 398,272nd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Ahlfeld are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ahlfeld is most common in Germany, where it is held by 520 people, or 1 in 154,818. In Germany Ahlfeld is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 34 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 23 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Ahlfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ahlfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ahlfeld surname rose 1,109 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ahlfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ahlfeld last name are 10.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.63% being registered to vote for the party.

Ahlfeld earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $51,619 USD per year.

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