Sonfeld Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Georgia

Sonfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Sonfeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonfeld occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonfeld? popularity and diffusion

Sonfeld is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Sonfeld are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany Sonfeld is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 6 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonfeld
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