Kramp Surname

72,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kramp Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Kramp (edge); dweller at the brim or edge.

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Kramp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6231:22,2212,942
United States1,4701:246,57123,493
Netherlands5021:33,6405,616
France2981:222,89534,564
Poland2091:181,86024,921
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Suriname891:6,2091,452
Denmark881:64,1446,446
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
England181:3,095,448105,421
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:348,74126,729

Kramp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Kramp (edge); dweller at the brim or edge.

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

User-submitted Reference

The Kramp surname means 'one who produced iron cramps'. It originates from Pomerania.

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Kramp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kramp (Russian: Крамп) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kramp? popularity and diffusion

Kramp is the 72,357th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,069,496 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kramp are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 3,623 people, or 1 in 22,221. In Germany Kramp is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Kramp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kramp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kramp surname grew 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kramp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kramp surname are 16.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kramp earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.13% less than the national average, earning R 99,492 per year; in United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $48,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krampe914,743/
Kramps91663/
Krampf91641/
Krampp9111/
Kramph913/
Krampz911/
Krampt910/
Kraimps8323/
Gkrampp831/
Cramp803,818/
Kremp801,750/
Kromp80629/
Kramb80607/
Kranp802/
Krampová771/
Krampova771/
Crampe73902/
Krempp73388/
Krambs73229/
Krempf73151/
Krompf7327/
Cramps7313/
Khramv733/
Krompe732/
Kranpe731/
Kranpz731/
Kranpf731/
Crampp730/
Kranph730/
Kranpp730/
Craump730/
Krąp671/
Kremmpp671/

Kramp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kramp in the Russian language
Крампkramp-

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