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Where Does The Last Name Kraft Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kraft (Arabic: كرفت, Russian: Крафт) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kräft. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kraft? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,917^th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 76,480 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Kraft live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kraft is also the 548,616^th most common forename globally. It is borne by 263 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 48,790 people, or 1 in 1,650. In Germany Kraft is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent are found, Hesse, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 112 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.

Kraft Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kraft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kraft surname increased 837 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kraft Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kraft last name are 15.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kraft earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.83% more than the national average, earning 352,417 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.98% more than the national average, earning R 408,684 per year; in United States they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $46,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $53,602 CAD per year.