Schönfeld Surname

36,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönfeld Surname User-submission:

Schönfeld is a German surname, meaning 'at the beautiful field'.

Schönfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,9361:5,777694
Czechia921:115,58118,798
Switzerland641:128,32712,782
Hungary581:169,24614,882
Austria521:163,75821,504
Poland431:883,92467,072
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Denmark71:806,38843,211
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Schönfeld Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schönfeld is a German surname, meaning 'at the beautiful field'.

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Schönfeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schönfeld is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönfeld? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schönfeld is the 36,784th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 508,268 people. The last name Schönfeld is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönfeld live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 13,936 people, or 1 in 5,777. In Germany Schönfeld is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 16 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Schönfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Schönfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schönfeld surname contracted 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schönfeld Last Name Statistics demography

Schönfeld earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning R 259,452 per year.

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