Krafft Surname
Approximately 7,878 people bear this surname
Krafft Surname Definition:
(German) The strong or powerful man.
Krafft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,015 | 1:20,051 | 2,650 |
| United States | 1,822 | 1:198,935 | 19,581 |
| France | 710 | 1:93,553 | 13,582 |
| Sweden | 326 | 1:30,205 | 2,461 |
| Belgium | 158 | 1:72,764 | 11,604 |
| South Africa | 101 | 1:536,413 | 42,583 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| Romania | 85 | 1:236,210 | 22,608 |
| Norway | 77 | 1:66,783 | 9,424 |
| Mexico | 75 | 1:1,655,016 | 17,098 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 243 | 1:206,661 | 17,858 |
The alternate forms: Kräfft (1) are calculated separately.
Krafft (40) may also be a first name.
Krafft Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The strong or powerful man.
Krafft Demographics
Krafft Political Affiliation
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Krafft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krafft Come From? nationality or country of origin
Krafft (Russian: Краффт) is most common in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Kräfft. For other possible spellings of Krafft click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Krafft? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 63,590th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 925,050 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Krafft reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Krafft is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.
Krafft is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4,015 people, or 1 in 20,051. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany Krafft occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.
Krafft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Krafft has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Krafft Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Krafft surname are 26.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.11% registered with the party.
The amount Krafft earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.51% more than the national average, earning 500,129 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 136.16% more than the national average, earning R 561,216 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.74% more than the national average, earning $27,638,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $45,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning $42,440 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kräfft | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kraefft | 92 | 122 | / |
| Kraffth | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kraufft | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kraft | 91 | 95,287 | / |
| Krefft | 83 | 1,163 | / |
| Kraeft | 83 | 692 | / |
| Kraftt | 83 | 303 | / |
| Krofft | 83 | 129 | / |
| Krafte | 83 | 56 | / |
| Krauft | 83 | 27 | / |
| Crafft | 83 | 23 | / |
| Krafth | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kraftz | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kraift | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kreaft | 83 | 1 | / |
| Krapft | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kkraft | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kraaft | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kreefft | 77 | 66 | / |
| Krofftz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Craffts | 77 | 0 | / |
| Craft | 73 | 47,075 | / |
| Kreft | 73 | 14,773 | / |
| Kroft | 73 | 1,740 | / |
| Kräft | 73 | 775 | / |
| Kravt | 73 | 100 | / |
| Krawt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kréft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krabt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kraftová | 71 | 418 | / |
| Kraftova | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kreeft | 67 | 1,434 | / |
| Crafts | 67 | 159 | / |
| Krawtz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Krehft | 67 | 10 | / |
| Crofft | 67 | 6 | / |
| Crafte | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kravtz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krofts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Crawft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Craftd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kravte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kropft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kreift | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crauft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Krouft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Craftt | 67 | 0 | / |
Krafft Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Krafft in the Russian language | ||
| Краффт | krafft | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krafft
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