Schönfelder Surname
Approximately 8,085 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,451 | 1:10,805 | 1,362 |
| Austria | 461 | 1:18,472 | 2,840 |
| Hungary | 38 | 1:258,323 | 20,391 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Czechia | 27 | 1:393,832 | 45,478 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
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'.
- haffman97Schönfelder Demographics
Average Schönfelder Salary in
Norway
313,455 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schenfelder | 91 | 40 | / |
| Schönfelderová | 88 | 22 | / |
| Schoenfelder | 87 | 2,257 | / |
| Shenfelder | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shinfelder | 86 | 0 | / |
| Schoenfielder | 83 | 17 | / |
| Schoenflder | 82 | 0 | / |
| Schoenfilder | 78 | 0 | / |
| Szenfelder | 76 | 31 | / |
| Sennfelder | 76 | 17 | / |
| Shenfleder | 76 | 0 | / |
| Šenfelder | 70 | 14 | / |
| Šenfelderová | 61 | 15 | / |
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