Kraeft Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kraeft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kraeft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5561:144,79417,468
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
France61:11,070,454349,096
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China31:455,773,85521,925
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Kraeft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kraeft occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kraeft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kraeft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 481,560th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kraeft reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kraeft is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 144,794. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 10 percent live. Beside Germany Kraeft occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Kraeft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kraeft has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kraeft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kraeft surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Kraeft earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning $37,930 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kraefft92122/
Kraft9195,287/
Kreft9114,773/
Krafft837,878/
Kreeft831,434/
Krefft831,163/
Krieft83321/
Kraftt83303/
Krauft8327/
Krehft8310/
Krafth836/
Kraift832/
Kreaft831/
Krapft831/
Kkraft831/
Kraaft830/
Kreift830/
Kreefft7766/
Kraffth7712/
Kraufft770/
Kroft731,740/
Kräft73775/
Krawt735/
Kréft731/
Krevt731/
Krewt731/
Kraiphet7165/
Krayphet712/
Krofft67129/
Crafft6723/
Creftt671/
Kropft671/
Kruyft671/
Kräfft671/
Craftd671/
Crawft671/
Crauft670/
Craftt670/
Krouft670/
Crayaft621/
Kroupft620/
Crawt55125/
Crewt551/
Krowt551/

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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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  • 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 Kraeft
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