Königsfeld Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Königsfeld Surname User-submission:

From the German, konigs, meaning 'kings', and felt, meaning 'field', referring to workers of the king's fields - a surf or peasant, one who could not afford a farm, so hired on to work land owned by the king.

Königsfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6311:127,58415,560
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Konigsfeld (74) are calculated separately.

Königsfeld Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the German, konigs, meaning 'kings', and felt, meaning 'field', referring to workers of the king's fields - a surf or peasant, one who could not afford a farm, so hired on to work land owned by the king.

- konigsfeld

Königsfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Königsfeld occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Konigsfeld. Click here for other potential spellings of Königsfeld.

How Common Is The Last Name Königsfeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 515,280th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Königsfeld live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 127,584. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

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