Sonnenfeld Surname

282,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Sonnenfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonnenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6021:602,09149,009
Germany2831:284,47229,719
Poland2571:147,89421,152
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Austria321:266,10730,958
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Israel151:570,50941,023
England131:4,286,005132,302
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France51:13,284,544357,392
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Sonnenfeld Last Name Facts

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

Sonnenfeld is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonnenfeld? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 282,110th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Sonnenfeld are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 602 people, or 1 in 602,091. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Nebraska, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and Poland, where 19 percent live.

Sonnenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sonnenfeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sonnenfeld surname grew 3,010 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sonnenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sonnenfeld last name are 40.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Sonnenfeld earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.24% more than the national average, earning R 359,400 per year; in United States they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $48,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning $64,484 CAD per year.

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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
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