Feldmann Surname

16,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Feldmann Surname Definition:

(German) Field-Man [Old High German feld + man(n)].

Feldmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany24,3711:3,303354
United States3,9891:90,86510,209
Brazil1,3961:153,3485,879
Switzerland1,1281:7,2811,154
Argentina6381:66,9965,734
France5691:116,73617,584
Austria2631:32,3785,199
Poland1841:206,56927,445
Canada1471:250,65023,792
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Hungary931:105,55110,142
Estonia921:14,3672,255
South Africa911:595,35945,471
England511:1,092,51152,584
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Norway261:197,78022,769
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Honduras121:734,7044,016
Finland111:499,70030,478
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:137,58513,032

Feldmann (20) may also be a first name.

Feldmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Field-Man [Old High German feld + man(n)].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The worker in the field or open country.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Feldmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feldmann (Russian: Фельдманн) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feldmann? popularity and diffusion

The last name Feldmann is the 16,503rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 216,788 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Feldmann live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 24,371 people, or 1 in 3,303. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany it occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Feldmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feldmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Feldmann last name grew 1,093 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feldmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Feldmann are 21.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feldmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.23% more than the national average, earning 492,245 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.85% more than the national average, earning R 377,496 per year; in United States they earn 14.2% more than the national average, earning $49,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $53,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fieldmann945/
Felldmann941/
Feldmannt941/
Pfeldmann940/
Feldman9360,740/
Feldmane881,497/
Fieldman88647/
Veldmann88143/
Fledmann885/
Feldmand883/
Felldman881/
Hfeldman881/
Felddman881/
Feldmman881/
Feldmaun880/
Fldman860/
Feldmannová8423/
Feldmannova841/
Veldman8010,433/
Fildman8024/
Fledman8014/
Feldmam8010/
Feldmon809/
Feldmanová7836/
Feldmanova788/
Veltdman751/
Vieldman751/
Feldmond751/
Pheldman751/
Vildman6790/
Vyldman673/
Vledman671/
Phildman630/
Vildmon5312/

Feldmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Feldmann in the Russian language
Фельдманнfeldmann-

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Feldmann Reference & Research

Feldman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Feldman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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