Querfeld Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Querfeld Surname Definition:

(German), Across field. Querfurt, Across ford. Quer- uber, Across, Over against. (variant: Uiberacker.)

Querfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1011:797,08458,657
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Querfeld Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Across field. Querfurt, Across ford. Quer- uber, Across, Over against. (variant: Uiberacker.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Querfeld Last Name Facts

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

Querfeld is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Querfeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname Querfeld is the 1,434,893rd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Querfeld reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany Querfeld is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 32 percent are found, Bavaria, where 22 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Peru, where 1 percent are found.

Querfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Querfeld surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Querfeld earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.18% more than the national average, earning $54,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Querfeldt9418/
Querfield942/
Quarfeld886/
Kerfeld80605/
Guerfel8034/
Guerfell7517/
Guerffel755/
Kerfield755/
Kierfeld754/
Curfield752/
Quarfled751/
Åkerfeldt71216/
Crefeld67159/
Krefeld67158/
Karfeld6756/
Korfeld6716/
Kirfeld6713/
Corfeld675/
Kyrfeld673/
Carfield63283/
Åkerfelt63193/
Krefeldt6321/
Krehfeld637/
Karfield633/
Karfeldt632/
Carfeldt631/
Corfeldt630/
Kerfl621/
Kärrfeldt594/
Karrfeldt591/
Kærefeldt591/
Corffield590/
Kirfel57921/
Krefel571/
Karfelt5341/
Kreffel534/
Kirfelt533/
Krepfel532/
Carfild531/
Carfelt530/
Kärrfelt5011/
Carpfelt508/
Karrfelt501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Querfeld
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis