Schönefeld Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönefeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schönefeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6971:115,50314,218
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Schonefeld (276) are calculated separately.

Schönefeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schönefeld is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Schonefeld. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönefeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schönefeld is the 455,757th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. Schönefeld occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Schönefeld are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 697 people, or 1 in 115,503. In Germany Schönefeld is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 22 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Schönefeld Last Name Statistics demography

Schönefeld earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9% less than the national average, earning R 216,240 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
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