Krafft Surname

63,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Krafft Surname Definition:

(German) The strong or powerful man.

Krafft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0151:20,0512,650
United States1,8221:198,93519,581
France7101:93,55313,582
Sweden3261:30,2052,461
Belgium1581:72,76411,604
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Australia921:293,43225,879
Romania851:236,21022,608
Norway771:66,7839,424
Mexico751:1,655,01617,098
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Canada631:584,85148,473
England341:1,638,76668,634
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:206,66117,858

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.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kräfft941/
Kraefft92122/
Kraffth9212/
Kraufft920/
Kraft9195,287/
Krefft831,163/
Kraeft83692/
Kraftt83303/
Krofft83129/
Krafte8356/
Krauft8327/
Crafft8323/
Krafth836/
Kraftz834/
Kraift832/
Kreaft831/
Krapft831/
Kkraft831/
Kraaft830/
Kreefft7766/
Krofftz770/
Craffts770/
Craft7347,075/
Kreft7314,773/
Kroft731,740/
Kräft73775/
Kravt73100/
Krawt735/
Kréft731/
Krabt731/
Kraftová71418/
Kraftova717/
Kreeft671,434/
Crafts67159/
Krawtz6734/
Krehft6710/
Crofft676/
Crafte673/
Kravtz672/
Krofts672/
Crawft671/
Craftd671/
Kravte671/
Kropft671/
Kreift670/
Crauft670/
Krouft670/
Craftt670/

Krafft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krafft in the Russian language
Краффтkrafft-

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Krafft Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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