Schofeld Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schofeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schofeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1181:682,25052,603
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Schofeld Last Name Facts

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

Schofeld is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schofeld? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,558,593rd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Schofeld is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Schofeld are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Schofeld is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany Schofeld is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Schofeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schofeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schofeld surname contracted 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schofield9449,978/
Schoefeld947/
Schoffeld941/
Schowfeld941/
Schofeldt940/
Schoufeld940/
Schofel9346/
Scofeld936/
Schoefield8984/
Schoffield8955/
Schoofield8924/
Schottfeld895/
Schoefeldt893/
Schhofield892/
Schoehfeld892/
Hschofield891/
Schofielld890/
Schoufield890/
Schowfield890/
Schoffel88257/
Schofell8883/
Schafeld8835/
Schopfel8828/
Shofield8824/
Schofild889/
Schofiel887/
Shofeldt883/
Shoefeld882/
Schofeel882/
Shoffeld880/
Scoffeld880/
Shofel8634/
Schofl863/
Chofel863/
Schoeffield8488/
Schottfeldt849/
Schaffeld82981/
Schaufeld8251/
Schapfeld8230/
Scheufeld8223/
Scheefeld8223/
Schöffeld8221/
Shoffield8220/
Scoufield8216/
Shoefield8214/
Schefield8210/
Shcofield826/
Scheffeld826/
Schofiell823/
Schafield823/
Scohfield822/
Schoefled821/
Schofilds821/
Schofpfel821/
Schotfelt821/
Shopfield821/
Showfield821/
Stcofield821/
Scowfield821/
Shoefeldt820/
Schoffell820/
Schoffild820/
Schoefelt820/
Scofieldt820/
Choffel80863/
Sofield80714/
Scofild8059/
Schafel8019/
Sahfeld8018/
Schoffl808/
Shoffel807/
Chhofel802/
Chosfel801/
Shofelt801/
Shopfel801/
Shefeld801/
Choifel801/
Sehfeld800/
Scheffield7871/
Scheefeldt7833/
Schaffield7832/
Scheffeldt7824/
Schaffeldt7812/
Schauffeld782/
Schaefield780/
Scheufeldt780/
Shoiffield780/
Sofel7714/
Schaffel75621/
Schofill75182/
Shefield75114/
Schapfel7546/
Shoefelt7520/
Scheufel7520/
Schefelt7519/
Sheffeld7515/
Shaffeld754/
Hsofield753/
Choffell752/
Chatfeld751/
Schawfel751/
Scofielt751/
Soofield751/
Szopfeld751/
Schoflet751/
Schafild750/
Shafield750/
Sahfield750/
Soufield750/
Shoifelt750/
Soffield750/
Scafield750/
Schauffeldt741/
Schöfeldová741/
Sheffield7130,386/
Shuffield711,295/
Soffel71395/
Shaffield71100/
Shafel7147/
Sefeld7147/
Schauffel7147/
Chafel7142/
Scheffelt7133/
Shawfield7119/
Safeld7113/
Shofil719/
Schaffell719/
Scheuffel717/
Sheefield715/
Sofiel715/
Chofil715/
Shepfield714/
Soofel714/
Choifl711/
Sceffield711/
Schewfelt711/
Sofild711/
Schafl711/
Scoffilld711/
Sheffeeld710/
Siehfield710/
Chaufeldt710/
Sheffeldt710/
Sahafield710/
Seefeld672,963/
Chophel672,027/
Shafeel67196/
Schapfl67177/
Choflet6782/
Zohfeld6775/
Chaffel6756/
Sefeldt6741/
Safeldt6716/
Saafeld6712/
Schaufl679/
Zöhfeld677/
Shafael675/
Szefeld675/
Shafiel674/
Shaufel672/
Shefelt672/
Safield672/
Shaffel672/
Shafuel672/
Soufael672/
Scheufildt672/
Saefeld671/
Ceefeld671/
Soffell671/
Sheuffield671/
Sheeffield671/
Shaeffield671/
Shafell671/
Seffeld671/
Souffel671/
Sofl671/
Shaafel671/
Shafelt670/
Shuiffield670/
Scafelt670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schofeld
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