Kraemer Surname

18,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kraemer Surname Definition:

“Shopkeeper” in German.

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Kraemer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,0961:32,6664,077
Germany6,9441:11,5941,486
Israel3,1991:2,675347
Brazil3,0061:71,2162,654
France2,2151:29,9883,665
Canada9121:40,4015,036
Argentina2971:143,91712,185
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Luxembourg1091:5,326773
Chile871:202,4886,415
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
Finland801:68,7097,707
Austria781:109,17215,555
England701:795,97243,050
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Paraguay401:180,9193,484
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Panama211:186,2985,509
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
China81:170,915,1968,932
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Palau11:21,643223
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9661:51,9865,875

The alternate forms: Kraëmer (10) are calculated separately.

Kraemer (46) may also be a first name.

Kraemer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Shopkeeper” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Same as Kramer, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From a German word meaning 'chandler', 'candle maker', or 'candle supplier'; may also be used to refer to a seller or trader of specified supplies or equipment. In medieval Europe, candles were a necessity, making the chandler an important tradesman. Some entrepreneurial chandlers were successful businessmen who began selling other goods. This increased wealth allowed some to move from the city to the country and to hire others to produce candles and manage city shops. Women who inherited their husband's shop were allowed to join chandlers' guilds.

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Kraemer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kraemer (Arabic: كريمير) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Kraëmer. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kraemer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,954th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 250,672 people. The last name Kraemer is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kraemer live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kraemer is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 11,096 people, or 1 in 32,666. In The United States Kraemer is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside, Minnesota, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Kraemer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kraemer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kraemer surname grew 1,149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 636 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kraemer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kraemer are 32.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kraemer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.03% more than the national average, earning R 294,732 per year; in United States they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $48,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $51,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kraëmer9510/
Kraehmer93106/
Kraemmer9358/
Kraiemer931/
Kraemeur931/
Kreaemer931/
Krraemer930/
Kraemier930/
Kramer92199,334/
Kremer9261,520/
Krammer8611,139/
Kreimer862,559/
Krahmer861,631/
Kreamer861,551/
Kroemer861,312/
Kreymer861,127/
Kremmer86775/
Craemer86735/
Kraimer86305/
Kraamer86166/
Kreemer86145/
Krajmer86103/
Kremeur8673/
Krehmer8639/
Kriemer8626/
Kreumer8622/
Kraymer8619/
Kcramer867/
Kremier866/
Kramerr864/
Kramier864/
Hkramer864/
Kremeir863/
Kremeyr863/
Kkramer862/
Krremer862/
Kremeer862/
Krameer861/
Khramer861/
Krameir861/
Kruemer861/
Kraemre861/
Kraumer860/
Krramer860/
Kraemerová8215/
Kroemmer8090/
Kreamier8044/
Kreimier8037/
Kruemmer8028/
Kreitmer807/
Kraimier801/
Krehmeir801/
D'Kramer801/
Craemehr801/
Craemmer801/
Kreimeir800/
Kroehmer800/
Kreimeer800/
Kroesmer800/
Krämer7775,183/
Kromer777,700/
Krömer773,495/
Krémer77535/
Kremyr7727/
Krõmer7710/
Kremir779/
Kramir772/
Kramér771/
Kreitmeir75122/
Kreitmeyr7562/
Kraihamer7559/
Kårhammer7527/
Kreuthmer7520/
Kreutmeyr7518/
Krahammer759/
Kroheimer751/
Kraithmer751/
Creamer7114,589/
Krohmer711,407/
Creemer71414/
Krommer71408/
Krähmer71289/
Craymer71272/
Krämmer71241/
Kruimer71216/
Craumer71183/
Creimer71139/
Krajmerová7198/
Kraihammer7188/
Craamer7182/
Craimer7155/
Kremayr7123/
Kramair7120/
Krömmer7120/
Crahmer7118/
Krajmerova7117/
Kremair7116/
Kruymer7115/
Kroumer719/
Kröhmer719/
Kåremyr717/
Cramerh712/
Croemer712/
Kreimerová711/
Kreuthmeir711/
Kromeer711/
Kreihammer711/
Creymer710/
Crameur710/
Cramear710/
Kroymer710/
Cramerr710/
Creumer710/
Kruijmer6774/
Creamier6749/
Creammer6722/
Kromheer6710/
Creamerr671/
Crahmerr671/
Kreamair671/
Kreimire670/
Craummer670/
Creasmer670/

Kraemer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kraemer in the Arabic language
كريميرkrymyr-

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Kraemer Reference & Research

Kramer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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

Kramer 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kraemer
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