Craus Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Malta

Craus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3331:60,2947,297
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Philippines1241:816,43777,513
Spain851:550,02426,624
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Malta721:5,976398
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England141:3,979,861125,553
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Craus (93) may also be a first name.

Craus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Craus occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Craus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Craus is the 375,572nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Craus are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 35 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Craus is also the 986,211th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 93 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 60,294. In Romania it is most numerous in: Iași County, where 40 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent live and Timiș County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.

Craus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Craus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Craus last name decreased 14 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Craus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Craus last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Craus earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 262.2% more than the national average, earning R 860,736 per year and in United States they earn 14.98% less than the national average, earning $36,686 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crause912,379/
Crauss9172/
Craius911/
Craues911/
Craust911/
Crauts910/
Crus892,602/
Cras891,471/
Crau8981/
Crausse8352/
Crhause831/
Ckrause831/
Crausch830/
Kraus80133,486/
Cruse8016,564/
Crous806,315/
Creus804,432/
Craiu802,525/
Crase802,283/
Crass802,069/
Crush801,402/
Crust801,059/
Crays80707/
Crusz80549/
Crais80290/
Crast80285/
Crauz80209/
Crues80195/
Cruys80181/
Chras80120/
Craes8073/
Cruss8053/
Chrus8035/
Cruis8033/
Crash8032/
Creas8032/
Dcrus8022/
Creau8021/
Crauc8016/
Craas8013/
Crats807/
Craju806/
Cruus806/
Craut806/
Crasp805/
Craue804/
Craux803/
Crusc802/
Hcras801/
Crads801/
Crasc801/
Crauh801/
Craud801/
Créas801/
Crahs801/
Cruos800/
Cra751,438/
Cru75719/
Krause73230,413/
Krauss7323,503/
Crouse7322,506/
Cruise7310,062/
Krausz735,700/
Crease731,082/
Cruess73272/
Krauts73243/
Crusse73192/
Craise73119/
Creuse73105/
Kraush7387/
Krauhs7379/
Crusch7373/
Crouss7371/
Craats7366/
Chrusz7363/
Crouts7363/
Crauet7359/
Craiut7355/
Crutse7351/
Kraust7350/
Crascì7337/
D'Crus7336/
Cruits7336/
Cruijs7328/
Chrush7327/
Craies7324/
Cruyts7321/
Creash7318/
Kraues7312/
Craiss7312/
Krausp7310/
Chrash7310/
Krauzs7310/
Crayes739/
Crauch738/
Croush737/
Crasse735/
Cratts735/
Cruose735/
Cruuse735/
Ckrauz735/
Crushe734/
Crojas734/
Creaux734/
Creuss734/
Cruies734/
Krausc733/
Cratsz733/
Crouds733/
Cratse732/
Creast732/
Croust732/
Crautz732/
Craist732/
Crastì732/
Crashe731/
Krausd731/
Chrais731/
Crousc731/
Creaud731/
Creius731/
Chruis731/
Dcrusz731/
Cruish731/
Krauds731/
Crauzz731/
Kraujs731/
Chrasj731/
Chruse731/
Craszt731/
Crauce731/
Crault731/
Craass731/
Crraju731/
Crayse731/
Creyus731/
Creuys730/
Chrous730/
Crawes730/
Krahus730/
Creush730/
Crujse730/
Cruiss730/
Hkraus730/
Cruist730/
Cruz673,580,273/
Cros6716,266/
Crea676,675/
Cray675,483/
Kras675,390/
Krus672,832/
Krausse671,168/
Crai671,070/
Krausch67850/
Crup67829/
Crha67810/
Cruc67763/
Krau67755/
Crac67558/
Crux67368/
Crue67346/
Crut67334/
Crap67291/
Cruj67275/
Chrusch67206/
Crousse67195/
Craß67144/
Crae67109/
Crou67106/
Craj67103/
Creu6784/
Craz6783/
Cruy6776/
Crat6769/
Cruț6764/
Crud6755/
Croa6722/
Crutsch6720/
Créa6712/
Crad6710/
Cruisce679/
Cruiess677/
Crui677/
Croyeau676/
Krayush675/
Crzu675/
Qras673/
Crah673/
Cruisse673/
Krausze673/
Crajesh672/
Creashe672/
Cruh672/
Crús672/
Craisse672/
Crúa672/
Crra672/
Kcru672/
Qcru672/
Cragges671/
Krayuse671/
Crrouse671/
Craa671/
Chrouse671/
Zrus671/
Crax671/
Kraushe671/
Crós671/
Cruijse671/
Crza671/
Creusse671/
Qrau671/
Ccru671/
Cruu671/
Crru671/
Crhu671/
Cruiese670/
Croutsh670/
Craasch670/
Krauess670/
Krayhus670/

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Craus Reference & Research

Kraus FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Kraus FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Craus
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