Schönfelder Surname

62,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schönfelder Surname User-submission:

Schönfelder is a German habitational surname, denoting someone who lived in any city or town named Schönfeld, meaning 'beautiful field'.

Schönfelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,4511:10,8051,362
Austria4611:18,4722,840
Hungary381:258,32320,391
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Schönfelder Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Schönfelder is a German habitational surname, denoting someone who lived in any city or town named Schönfeld, meaning 'beautiful field'.

- haffman97

Schönfelder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schönfelder occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Schönfelder click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schönfelder? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 62,127th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 901,366 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Schönfelder reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 7,451 people, or 1 in 10,805. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 6 percent live and Hungary, where 0 percent live.

Schönfelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schönfelder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schönfelder surname decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schönfelder Last Name Statistics demography

Schönfelder earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning 313,455 kr per year.

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