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

The surname Kratz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Krätz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Kratz is the 27,105^th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 367,686 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Kratz are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944^th most widely held first name on earth, held by 21 people.

Kratz is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 10,786 people, or 1 in 7,464. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Hesse, where 22 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Kratz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kratz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kratz surname rose 534 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kratz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kratz last name are 18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kratz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning 348,423 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.8% more than the national average, earning R 372,612 per year; in United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $56,324 CAD per year.