Jarfelt Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jarfelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jarfelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Jarfelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jarfelt occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jarfelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Jarfelt is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Jarfelt reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Jarfelt is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden Jarfelt is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 69 percent reside, Skåne County, where 15 percent reside and Södermanland County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Denmark, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarfelt8634/
Harfelt8620/
Jarfeld861/
Carfelt860/
Carpfelt808/
Saurfelt807/
Jahrfeld807/
Harfeldt807/
Jorfeldt805/
Järfeldt802/
Carfeldt801/
Scarfelt800/
Zarfel774/
Carfel772/
Yarfel771/
Jorfel771/
Harrfeldt7517/
Haarfeldt7511/
Sarfeld7188/
Harfeld7172/
Sarfiel7133/
Jourfel711/
Carfell711/
Ijarfil711/
Horfelt711/
Yarfeel711/
Jarfill711/
Harfield671,707/
Zarfl67655/
Harflett6770/
Harzfeld6738/
Sarfield6727/
Saurfeld6718/
Zahrfeld6710/
Haarfeld678/
Sarffiel676/
Järpfält673/
Järvfält673/
Carfl671/
Corfeldt670/
Seirfelt670/

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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 Jarfelt
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