Schönfeldt Surname
Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname
Schönfeldt Surname User-submission:
The surname Schönfeldt means 'beautiful field' in German and Yiddish. The German surname is mostly habitational, while in Yiddish the name might simply be ornamental.
Schönfeldt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,479 | 1:54,432 | 7,070 |
| Sweden | 177 | 1:55,631 | 4,305 |
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Schönfeldt Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Schönfeldt means 'beautiful field' in German and Yiddish. The German surname is mostly habitational, while in Yiddish the name might simply be ornamental.
- haffman97Schönfeldt Demographics
Average Schönfeldt Salary in
South Africa
R 532,320
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Schönfeldt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schönfeldt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schönfeldt is found most frequently in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schönfeldt? popularity and diffusion
The last name Schönfeldt is the 220,647th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,937,086 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Schönfeldt live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,479 people, or 1 in 54,432. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside and Hamburg, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany Schönfeldt occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 8 percent reside.
Schönfeldt Last Name Statistics demography
Schönfeldt earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 124% more than the national average, earning R 532,320 per year.
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