Fornefeld Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fornefeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornefeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2311:348,50833,871
United States451:8,054,643356,745
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fornefeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fornefeld is most common in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornefeld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 928,396th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Fornefeld are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 348,508. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Fornefeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fornefeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fornefeld last name rose 2,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fornefeld Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fornefeld earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.45% less than the national average, earning R 146,268 per year and in United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Fornefeld
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