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

Schenfeld is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schenfeld? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 262,895th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,887,690 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Schenfeld live; 85 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is carried by 1,102 people, or 1 in 38,787. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Buenos Aires Province, where 51 percent reside, Entre Ríos Province, where 28 percent reside and Santa Fe Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Argentina it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Schenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schenfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schenfeld last name grew 769 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schenfeld last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.44% registered with the 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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