Krakow Surname

253,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krakow Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Krakow (the town of Duke Krak), in southern Poland.

Krakow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7601:105,92813,072
United States6181:586,50347,922
Israel631:135,83514,591
Poland431:883,92467,072
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England161:3,482,379114,324
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Kraków (52) are calculated separately.

Krakow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Krakow (the town of Duke Krak), in southern Poland.

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

Krakow Last Name Facts

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

Krakow (Arabic: كراكوفا) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Kraków. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krakow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krakow is the 253,048th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,662,537 people. The surname Krakow is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Krakow reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Krakow is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 760 people, or 1 in 105,928. In Germany it is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 26 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent live and Brandenburg, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany Krakow occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.

Krakow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Krakow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krakow surname increased 1,144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krakow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krakow last name are 2.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.28% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Krakow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.1% more than the national average, earning $50,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.22% more than the national average, earning $57,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kraków9452/
Krackow92205/
Kraskow9240/
Krakowa923/
Kraikow921/
Kraikhow865/
Krakov83431/
Krekow83170/
Crakow8338/
Kracow8321/
Krokow837/
Krakaw830/
Khraikhow801/
Kraskov771,477/
Krakova77319/
Kraykov77247/
Krakoff77165/
Kreckow7790/
Krockow7748/
Krackov7740/
Krakhov7726/
Crackow779/
Kraikov777/
Krajkov776/
Kraśków774/
Krokowa773/
Krakovs771/
Khrakov771/
Krachkov71165/
Krajkova7198/
Krashkov7182/
Kraykova7180/
Kraskoff7137/
Krakhova7116/
Kraikhaw718/
Kraikova716/
Krasskov716/
Krackova714/
Kraukopf713/
Krakhoff712/
Krzhakov712/
Kreaukaw711/
Kreakeuw711/
Kraskovs711/
Kraukhov711/
Krasckov711/
Khrakova711/
Kraskoft711/
Krekov67570/
Krokov6769/
Kracaw6764/
Kracov6762/
Cracow6727/
Krecow6727/
Krauskoff6715/
Khrachkov6711/
Kraychkov672/
Krasskoff671/
Krautkopf671/
Krõkov671/

Krakow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krakow in the Arabic language
كراكوفاkrakwfa-
كراكوkrakw-

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