Schenfeld Surname

262,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Schenfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1,1021:38,7873,259
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Schenfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schenfeld is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schenfeld? popularity and diffusion

Schenfeld is the 262,895th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,887,690 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Schenfeld are found; 85 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Schenfeld is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 1,102 people, or 1 in 38,787. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 51 percent are found, Entre Ríos Province, where 28 percent are found and Santa Fe Province, where 11 percent are found. Barring Argentina this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Schenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schenfeld has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 769 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schenfeld are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

Schenfeld earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning $40,865 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Schenfeld
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