Schoenfeldt Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Schoenfeldt Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Schönfeld (beautiful field), the name of more than fifty places in Germany.

Schoenfeldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7011:517,06043,253
Germany2421:332,66732,901
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Canada551:669,92054,285
Chile281:629,16015,000
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Schoenfeldt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Schönfeld (beautiful field), the name of more than fifty places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Schoenfeldt Last Name Facts

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

Schoenfeldt is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schoenfeldt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,252nd most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,098,365 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Schoenfeldt live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 701 people, or 1 in 517,060. In The United States Schoenfeldt is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Schoenfeldt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schoenfeldt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,669 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schoenfeldt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schoenfeldt last name are 8.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.29% registered with the party.

The amount Schoenfeldt earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.72% less than the national average, earning R 159,876 per year; in United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $43,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoenffeldt968/
Schoenfieldt961/
Schoenfeld958,376/
Schoenfelt95102/
Schenfeldt9536/
Shoenfeldt951/
Schoenfield91294/
Scheinfeldt9150/
Schenffeldt9130/
Schienfeldt915/
Schoenfildt911/
Schoennfeld911/
S'choenfeld911/
Schenfieldt910/
Schenfeld901,491/
Shoenfelt90376/
Schenfelt90224/
Shoenfeld90159/
Shenfeldt9047/
Scoenfeld901/
Schenffeldtt875/
Scheinffeldt871/
Schönfeldt861,851/
Scheinfeld86358/
Schenfield8667/
Scheinfelt8642/
Shoenfield8621/
Schemfeldt865/
Schoenfild864/
Schoenfled862/
Schaenfeld862/
Schienfeld862/
Scoenfield861/
Scohenfeld861/
Shoemfeldt861/
Shcoenfeld861/
Schenfelld861/
Schenffeld861/
Schenfildt860/
Schenfeldh860/
Shenfeld84833/
Chenfeld8423/
Cenfeldt846/
Shenfelt841/
Schoenfeldová833/
Schenffeldtte831/
Scheinfield8239/
Scheinffelt8219/
Schönffeldt824/
Schaenfield823/
Scheinfeldp821/
Schönfieldt821/
Schönfeld8014,338/
Shenfield80450/
Sheinfeld80401/
Sheynfeld80124/
Szoenfeld8021/
Schinfeld809/
Schemfeld809/
Cheinfeld806/
Shyonfeld803/
Shienfeld802/
Schönfelt801/
Shoenflet801/
Scehnfeld801/
Schemfelt801/
Schenfled801/
Senfeld7837/
Cenfeld783/
Schenfeldová781/
Chenflt780/
Sheinfield7626/
Shaenfield7616/
Schainfeld766/
Seinfeld74413/
Szenfeld74379/
Senfelds7460/
Senfield7446/
Sennfelt7438/
Shinfeld7434/
Cenfield7410/
Seinfelt746/
Shynfeld745/
Sienfeld744/
Shenfild743/
Seynfeld742/
Shønfeld741/
Sejnfeld741/
Szenfelt741/
Shinfelt740/
Senflt713/
Shinfield70125/
Schönfeldová70102/
Shainfeld7054/
Szejnfeld7031/
Szeinfeld7031/
Seinfield7019/
Shajnfeld7016/
Sienfield703/
Šenfeld67142/
Shaunfield67105/
Sinfelt6751/
Synfelt6714/
Semfelt6710/
Sönfeld678/
Shainfield676/
Senfeldova673/
Sinfeld673/
Cinfeld672/
Seitenfeld671/

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