Ingenfeld Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ingenfeld Surname User-submission:

The surname Ingenfeld comes from ingen, which means 'from', 'in', or 'into', and feld, meaning 'field'. It implies the connection of the name with rural areas, therefore original Ingenfeld families were likely to work on the countryside and specifically on fields.

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Ingenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1741:462,67540,671
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ingenfeld Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ingenfeld comes from ingen, which means 'from', 'in', or 'into', and feld, meaning 'field'. It implies the connection of the name with rural areas, therefore original Ingenfeld families were likely to work on the countryside and specifically on fields.

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Ingenfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ingenfeld is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ingenfeld? popularity and diffusion

Ingenfeld is the 1,218,745th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. Ingenfeld occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ingenfeld reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Ingenfeld is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 462,675. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent live, Berlin, where 6 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Ingenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

Ingenfeld earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.94% less than the national average, earning $36,297 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igenfeld9414/
Eigenfeld89190/
Oigenfeld891/
Higenfeld890/
Eigenfeldt8443/
Heigenfeld8412/
Eigenfield842/
Eigenfelds841/
Egenfeldt7826/
Eigenfeldová769/
Heinsenfeldt761/
Egenfelt714/
Eginfeld710/
Egnfeldt710/

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