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'.
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Average Neufeld Salary in
United States
$46,317 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Neufeld Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neufeld Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Neufeld is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Neufeld? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,288th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 270,239 people. The surname Neufeld occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Neufeld reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name on earth, held by 37 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 11,257 people, or 1 in 3,273. In Canada Neufeld is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 27 percent reside, Alberta, where 21 percent reside and British Columbia, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Canada this last name 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 frequency of Neufeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Neufeld surname increased 9,627 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Neufeld Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Neufeld surname are 30.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.71% 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
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