Newfeldt Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Newfeldt 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.

Newfeldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Newfeldt 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.

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Newfeldt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Newfeldt occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Newfeldt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 887,624th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Newfeldt live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Newfeldt is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 190,097. In South Africa Newfeldt is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 94 percent live, Gauteng, where 4 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Excluding South Africa Newfeldt exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Newfeldt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Newfeldt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Newfeldt surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Newfeldt Last Name Statistics demography

Newfeldt earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.41% less than the national average, earning R 174,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Newfeld93282/
Newfelt9322/
Nefeldt937/
Newfield881,190/
Neufeldt881,152/
Neyfeldt8882/
Niefeldt8826/
Nesfeldt8816/
Neifeldt887/
Nejfeldt886/
Neefeldt885/
Newfueld882/
Newfelds881/
Nefeld8684/
Nefelt8615/
Newfel861/
Neitfeldt821/
Neufieldt821/
Neufeld8026,967/
Neyfeld801,673/
Neifeld80586/
Nejfeld80138/
Niefeld8079/
Nejfelt8067/
Newfell8037/
Nyfeldt8032/
Neufelt8032/
Neffelt808/
Nevfeld806/
Nofeldt803/
Neafeld802/
Nefield801/
Nifeldt800/
Niefelt800/
Neefelt800/
Naefeld800/
Nefel7758/
Niefield7533/
Neifield7524/
Näsfeldt7514/
Neatfeld7512/
Neifelds7511/
Neesfeld758/
Neffield756/
Najfeldt756/
Neitfeld753/
Neufildt752/
Neidfelt751/
Nieffeld751/
Neidfeld751/
Neufeldd751/
Neadfelt750/
Nifieldt750/
Niefildt750/
Nefiel71196/
Nyfelt71184/
Neufel7124/
Näfelt7123/
Nafeld7120/
Nissfeldt7112/
Nevfel719/
Nofelt717/
Nepfel716/
Nifelt715/
Neffel712/
Nyfeld711/
Newfil711/
Nafelt711/
Nifeld711/
Nofeld711/
Najfeld67279/
Neufell6775/
Nayfeld6757/
Nofield6751/
Noifeld6738/
Noyfeld6737/
Naifeld6727/
Nyfield6726/
Nojfeld6713/
Neufled6711/
Näsfelt678/
Neyfild677/
Nifield675/
Noifelt673/
Nefl672/
Neufild672/
Nafield671/
Nitfelt671/

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