Kranz Surname

19,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kranz Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Kranz or Krantz (Wreath), in Germany; one with a prominent nose.

Kranz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany17,4751:4,607544
United States7,5211:48,1935,839
Australia7191:37,5464,906
Austria5271:16,1582,409
Brazil5181:413,27115,694
Poland4771:79,68312,414
Canada2841:129,73813,514
Liechtenstein1371:28049
France1341:495,69269,430
Switzerland1071:76,7568,915
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Sweden511:193,07413,358
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
England431:1,295,76958,667
Denmark361:156,79813,614
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Finland151:366,44725,366
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Guam121:13,3432,098
Israel111:777,96750,646
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6921:72,5707,783

Kranz (44) may also be a first name.

Kranz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Kranz or Krantz (Wreath), in Germany; one with a prominent nose.

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

Kranz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kranz (Russian: Кранз) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kranz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,353rd most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 256,712 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kranz are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most common first name internationally, held by 44 people.

Kranz is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 17,475 people, or 1 in 4,607. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Hesse, where 11 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Kranz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kranz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kranz last name expanded 1,087 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kranz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kranz are 14.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.84% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kranz earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning R 219,660 per year; in United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $49,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krantz9115,110/
Krainz911,569/
Krancz91214/
Kranze9150/
Kransz9138/
Kraunz9116/
Kraynz911/
Krannz911/
Kranzs910/
Kraintz83160/
Kranstz8319/
Krajncz838/
Åkrantz833/
Kranttz831/
Krantcz831/
Kranntz831/
Krandtz831/
Krantze830/
Krauntz830/
Krans802,123/
Kranc801,305/
Kronz80776/
Cranz80378/
Qranz801/
Krajnc738,435/
Krontz73561/
Crantz73345/
Kreinz73315/
Krance73279/
Krants73217/
Khramz73170/
Kranch73156/
Kranse7369/
Krainc7358/
Crainz7335/
Kraync7325/
Kreunz7319/
Kranci7315/
Kranje7313/
Åkrans738/
Krauns737/
Krains736/
Kramtz733/
Kransø733/
Krajnč733/
Kransh733/
Kroncz731/
Kramze731/
Cranze731/
Krantx731/
Kranns730/
Kronze730/
Krantc730/
Kreans730/
Kranss730/
Crancz730/
Kranszová711/
Kransse6768/
Kreintz6721/
Kratins6714/
Craintz679/
Kraunch678/
Kraince678/
Kraints677/
Kranche676/
Kraynts673/
Krainch673/
Krasins672/
Krantts671/
Krancht671/
Crantze671/
Kreinze671/
Kransch670/
Crantzs670/
Krannch670/
Krainse670/
Krantse670/
Cranntz670/

Kranz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kranz in the Russian language
Кранзkranz-

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