Krakus Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Krakus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3971:95,74014,653
France691:962,648108,938
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Krakuş (1) are calculated separately.

Krakus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krakus (Russian: Кракус) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Krakuş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krakus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krakus is the 616,129th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Krakus reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 79 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 95,740. Not including Poland this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Krakus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krakus last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Krakus earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $53,249 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krakuş941/
Krakous921/
Kreakous861/
Krokus83336/
Krakos83207/
Kracus8333/
Krekus8321/
Krakós8317/
Krakuz831/
Krakusová801/
Krokush7724/
Krakosh7711/
Kroukus777/
Krokeus775/
Kragkos774/
Krotkus772/
Kraikos771/
Kraukuś771/
Kracuse771/
Krakosz771/
Krokusz771/
Gkraikos7110/
Krekauss713/
Krokos672,412/
Krokusová6737/
Crokus6726/
Krekuš6723/
Krakoś6720/
Krockhaus6717/
Cracus679/
Krakoz675/
Krakoš674/
Krokusova674/
Krokuś671/
Krocus671/

Krakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krakus in the Russian language
Кракусkrakus-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Krakus
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