Neufeld Surname
Approximately 26,967 people bear this surname
Neufeld Surname User-submission:
This is a German surname, meaning 'one who came from the field just discovered'. It is derived from the words Neu, meaning 'new', and Feld, meaning 'field' = neu-feld.
Neufeld Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 11,257 | 1:3,273 | 413 |
| Germany | 6,524 | 1:12,340 | 1,599 |
| United States | 4,717 | 1:76,841 | 8,798 |
| Mexico | 1,584 | 1:78,363 | 3,310 |
| Paraguay | 542 | 1:13,352 | 658 |
| Israel | 527 | 1:16,238 | 2,435 |
| Bolivia | 511 | 1:20,776 | 1,685 |
| Brazil | 256 | 1:836,228 | 30,212 |
| Poland | 195 | 1:194,917 | 26,205 |
| Switzerland | 106 | 1:77,480 | 8,969 |
| Austria | 83 | 1:102,596 | 14,745 |
| Hungary | 70 | 1:140,233 | 12,855 |
| Argentina | 64 | 1:667,866 | 46,303 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Thailand | 60 | 1:1,177,306 | 172,517 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Slovakia | 37 | 1:144,228 | 26,002 |
| Belize | 31 | 1:11,467 | 1,398 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
Neufeld (37) may also be a first name.
Neufeld Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a German surname, meaning 'one who came from the field just discovered'. It is derived from the words Neu, meaning 'new', and Feld, meaning 'field' = neu-feld.
- deleted-173293Neufeld is a German surname, meaning 'new field'. It is derived from the words neu, meaning 'new', and Feld, meaning 'field'.
- deleted-173293A German surname, meaning 'new field'.
- deleted-22194Neufeld Demographics
Average Male Neufeld Height
178.15 cm
Average Female Neufeld Height
164.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Neufeld Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neufeld Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Neufeld occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Neufeld.
How Common Is The Last Name Neufeld? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,288th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 270,239 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Neufeld are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Neufeld is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 37 people.
Neufeld is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 11,257 people, or 1 in 3,273. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Manitoba, where 27 percent reside, Alberta, where 21 percent reside and British Columbia, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Neufeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Neufeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Neufeld last name grew 9,627 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Neufeld Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Neufeld last name are 30.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.71% being registered with the party.
The amount Neufeld earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning 351,201 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning R 254,832 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.15% less than the national average, earning $46,628 CAD per year.
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Neufeld Reference & Research
Newfield DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Newfield 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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