Bierfeld Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Romania

Bierfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bierfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Romania291:692,34047,921
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bierfeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bierfeld is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bierfeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,658,108th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. Bierfeld occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Bierfeld reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,183,904. In Germany Bierfeld is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Germany Bierfeld is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Bierfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bierfeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bierfeld last name increased 189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bierfeld Last Name Statistics demography

Bierfeld earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bierfeld
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