Degerfeldt Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Degerfeldt Surname User-submission:

The Degerfeldt surname means 'big field' with deger, meaning 'big', and feldt, meaning 'field'.

Degerfeldt Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1511:65,2104,983
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Degerfeldt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Degerfeldt surname means 'big field' with deger, meaning 'big', and feldt, meaning 'field'.

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Degerfeldt Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Degerfeldt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,403,590th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Degerfeldt reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Degerfeldt is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 65,210. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västerbotten County, where 54 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 13 percent are found and Västmanland County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Degerfäldt907/
Digerfeldt905/
Dejerfeldt901/
Deserfeldt900/
Degerfält8472/
Dagerfelt8414/
Degerfalt841/
Tigerfeldt805/
Dagerfield801/
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