Rehfeldt Surname

182,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rehfeldt Surname Definition:

RHEFELDT: The deer—field, from the Dutch rhee, a roe, and feldt, a field.

Rehfeldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4651:54,9537,129
United States7781:465,88639,683
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Rehfeldt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

RHEFELDT: The deer—field, from the Dutch rhee, a roe, and feldt, a field.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Rehfeldt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rehfeldt occurs most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rehfeldt.

How Common Is The Last Name Rehfeldt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 182,743rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,134,428 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Rehfeldt live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,465 people, or 1 in 54,953. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 18 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent live. Barring Germany Rehfeldt exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Rehfeldt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rehfeldt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,255 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rehfeldt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rehfeldt surname are 9.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rehfeldt earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $48,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 67.08% more than the national average, earning $83,011 CAD per year.

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