Kramer Surname

2,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199,334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kramer Surname Definition:

V. Cramer

Kramer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States90,1111:4,022441
Germany59,4971:1,353103
Netherlands15,3711:1,09951
Kazakhstan4,3981:4,021551
Brazil3,9661:53,9772,073
Canada3,0261:12,1761,805
Switzerland2,9091:2,823349
Russia2,7181:53,0256,955
Austria2,5481:3,342329
South Africa2,3391:23,1632,944
Denmark1,5351:3,677323
Australia1,3231:20,4052,829
Poland1,2221:31,1044,753
England1,1001:50,6536,276
Argentina9361:45,6663,858
France8501:78,14410,992
Slovenia6251:3,980710
Sweden3221:30,5802,499
Thailand3191:221,43737,236
Romania3071:65,4007,858
Spain3021:154,80811,333
Czechia2131:49,9228,359
Belgium1921:59,8789,649
Norway1831:28,1003,856
New Zealand1801:25,1574,394
Chile1661:106,1233,949
Ukraine1631:279,28036,023
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Croatia1361:31,0936,358
Japan1281:998,78420,070
Belarus1211:78,52112,586
Bolivia1211:87,7393,729
Mexico1091:1,138,77314,108
Estonia961:13,7692,151
Uruguay941:36,5084,223
Hungary881:111,54910,635
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Slovakia751:71,15313,810
Nicaragua681:88,5451,791
Venezuela671:450,8078,956
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Latvia511:40,1976,121
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
United Arab Emirates451:203,60614,059
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Wales321:96,7047,743
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Finland231:238,98719,121
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
China201:68,366,0783,721
Marshall Islands161:3,239698
Greece151:738,65380,079
Israel151:570,50941,023
Curaçao141:11,232389
India131:59,005,029552,550
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Greenland71:8,054710
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Belize51:71,0952,977
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Panama41:978,06412,245
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Albania31:971,35222,477
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tonga11:107,313791
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5361:5,266660

The alternate forms: Krämer (75,183), Krámer (202) & Kramér (1) are calculated separately.

Kramer (751) may also be a first name.

Kramer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Cramer

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch) Mercer, Pedlar [Dutch kramer]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Ger.) Shopkeeper, Tradesman, Haberdasher [from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. kram, retail trade, shop, small wares; Middle High German krâm = Dutch kraam, booth, stock, wares] See Cramer in Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Shopkeeper” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch, German) The shopkeeper or tradesman; one who traveled through the country buying butter, hens and eggs which he carried to the market in a cram or pack on his back.

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

Kramer Last Name Facts

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

Kramer (Arabic: كرامير, Russian: Крамер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Krämer, Krámer or Kramér. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kramer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,810th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,559 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kramer live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 299,937th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 751 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 90,111 people, or 1 in 4,022. In The United States Kramer is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 146 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Kramer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kramer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kramer last name grew 945 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 894 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 2,800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kramer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (55%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan, Evangelical (60%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kramer last name are 14.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.91% registered with the party.

The amount Kramer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning 349,622 kr per year; in Peru they earn 206.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,346 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.74% more than the national average, earning R 329,688 per year; in United States they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $47,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $54,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krämer9475,183/
Krámer94202/
Kramér941/
Kraemer9229,072/
Krammer9211,139/
Krahmer921,631/
Kreamer921,551/
Kraimer92305/
Kraamer92166/
Krajmer92103/
Kramert9226/
Kraymer9219/
Kıramer9210/
Kraëmer9210/
Kcramer927/
Kramerr924/
Kramier924/
Hkramer924/
Kramere923/
Kratmer923/
Krgamer923/
Kkramer922/
Krameer921/
Khramer921/
Krameir921/
Krametr921/
Kramerz921/
Kraumer920/
Krramer920/
Kraehmer86106/
Kraemmer8658/
Kreamier8644/
Kraimier861/
Kraemeur861/
D'Kramer861/
Krraemer860/
Kraemier860/
Cramer8365,517/
Kremer8361,520/
Kromer837,700/
Krömer833,495/
Krémer83535/
Krómer8394/
Krõmer8310/
Kramir832/
Kramerová80243/
Kramerova8087/
Kårhammer8027/
Krahammer809/
Krammerrd805/
Kraithmer801/
Creamer7714,589/
Kreimer772,559/
Krohmer771,407/
Kroemer771,312/
Kreymer771,127/
Crammer77903/
Kremmer77775/
Krommer77408/
Krähmer77289/
Craymer77272/
Krämmer77241/
Kruimer77216/
Craumer77183/
Kreemer77145/
Cramier7798/
Craamer7782/
Kremeur7773/
Craimer7755/
Krehmer7739/
Kreumer7722/
Kramair7720/
Krömmer7720/
Crahmer7718/
Kroumer779/
Kröhmer779/
Kremier776/
Kroomer775/
Kremeir773/
Kremeyr773/
Cramerh772/
Krremer772/
Kromere772/
Kremeer772/
Kromeer771/
Kromert771/
Crasmer771/
Krámmer771/
Crameur770/
Cramear770/
Kroymer770/
Cramerr770/
Kramire770/
Krajmerová7598/
Krammerová7587/
Krammerova7518/
Krajmerova7517/
Kroemmer7190/
Creamier7149/
Kreimier7137/
Creammer7122/
Krommert7120/
Kromheer7110/
Kreitmer717/
Krehmeir711/
Creamerr711/
Craemehr711/
Crahmerr711/
Craemmer711/
Kreamair711/
Kreimeir710/
Kroehmer710/
Craummer710/
Kreimeer710/
Creasmer710/
Cromer6711,746/
Crämer67427/
Kreitmeir67122/
Crémer67108/
Kreitmeyr6762/
Cramér6748/
Kromerová6747/
Krömerová6737/
Krämerová6729/
Kremyr6727/
Kromerova6710/
Kremir679/
Crömer675/
Krámerová673/
Cramerová672/
Kromre672/
Kraitmair671/
Krämerova671/
Crámer671/
Cramăr671/
Cramir670/
Krausmair670/
Creammier670/

Kramer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kramer in the Russian language
Крамерkramer-
Kramer in the Arabic language
كراميرkramyr-
كريمرkrymr-
كرامرkramr-

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Kramer 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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