Kras Surname

89,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kras Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Proto-Slavic krasn-, having the original meaning associated with 'brightness', 'light' and 'luminescence', ergo Christos and Khrishna.

Kras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,0991:18,1082,694
Russia9001:160,13718,378
United States7281:497,88341,901
Netherlands5281:31,9835,317
Brazil4061:527,27719,769
Ukraine1461:311,79939,484
Cambodia751:206,4953,073
Australia661:409,02632,879
Canada621:594,28449,093
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Belarus331:287,91132,667
England301:1,857,26974,552
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
India191:40,371,862445,856
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway131:395,56035,657
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Moldova61:593,56136,655
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales51:618,90625,852
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Albania41:728,51420,844
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Kraś (276), Kraš (255) & Krás (17) are calculated separately.

Kras (181) may also be a first name.

Kras Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Proto-Slavic krasn-, having the original meaning associated with 'brightness', 'light' and 'luminescence', ergo Christos and Khrishna.

- danphilipptodd

Kras Last Name Facts

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

Kras (Bengali: ক্রাস, Hindi: क्रास, Marathi: काश, Oriya: କାସ, Russian: Крас) occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kraś, Kraš or Krás. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kras? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,064th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,352,049 people. The last name Kras occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Kras live; 51 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 677,199th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 181 people.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 2,099 people, or 1 in 18,108. Excluding Poland it is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Kras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kras surname expanded 4,853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kras Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kras last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kras surname are 15.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kras earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning 303,804 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.13% more than the national average, earning $60,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kraś92276/
Kraš92255/
Krás9217/
Kraus89133,486/
Krass892,352/
Krase89644/
Krais89607/
Kraas89494/
Krash89412/
Krays89310/
Krajs89131/
Krasz89126/
Krahs896/
Kreas895/
Gkras892/
Krads891/
Khras891/
Krras891/
Krause80230,413/
Krauss8023,503/
Krausz805,700/
Khrais80973/
Kraiss80380/
Krauts80243/
Kratts80158/
Krasch80117/
Krasse80116/
Kraase80111/
Krease8092/
Kraush8087/
Krayss8084/
Krauhs8079/
Kraust8050/
Kraish8036/
Krashe8023/
Krayts8022/
Kraass8017/
Kraasz8012/
Krausp8010/
Krauzs8010/
Kraahs806/
Krayse805/
Krasht804/
Kraise804/
Krashs804/
Khrays803/
Kratse803/
Krrash802/
Kradts801/
Khreas801/
Krasth801/
Krausd801/
Kraysh801/
Krauds801/
Krasst801/
Kraujs801/
Kreash801/
Krahse801/
Kreass800/
Kraths800/
Kratsh800/
Krahus800/
Hkraus800/
Cras751,471/
Kros751,337/
Kraß75460/
Kraz75148/
Krać75144/
Kraç759/
Qras753/
Kraź752/
Krasova735,130/
Krausse731,168/
Krausch73850/
Khraish73696/
Kratsch73657/
Kraisch73272/
Krasová7393/
Khraiss7352/
Kraasch7338/
Krasche7322/
Khraise735/
Khraist735/
Krahies734/
Krashsh734/
Khrashe734/
Krausze733/
Kraistt731/
Ckrause731/
Kraushe731/
Krasowa731/
Kraisse730/
Krauß6722,722/
Kreis6712,937/
Krausová675,364/
Kross673,671/
Crase672,283/
Crass672,069/
Krauz672,057/
Kroos672,017/
Krzos671,568/
Krois671,386/
Craus67953/
Hkros67918/
Crays67707/
Krosh67440/
Krous67385/
Kraaz67379/
Kreus67343/
Krajč67317/
Kreys67291/
Crais67290/
Crast67285/
Kraiß67232/
Krausche67221/
Krose67188/
Krausova67144/
Krayz67119/
Krojs6781/
Krohs6764/
Krajsová6756/
Kracz6755/
Kroys6744/
Quras6743/
Kraić6743/
Krautsch6742/
Kraiz6738/
Krász6738/
Crash6732/
Creas6732/
Gkros6729/
Krassova6724/
Krassová6720/
Kraaß6719/
Kraisová6714/
Craas6713/
Krazt6712/
K'Ros6712/
Kraitsch6712/
Krosz679/
Khrashch679/
Kradz678/
Crats677/
Krace677/
Qrash676/
Crasp675/
Kıraç675/
Krashova674/
Krajsova674/
Gkraitse674/
Krajz672/
Khraz672/
Khros672/
Khrasova671/
Hcras671/
Crads671/
Qrase671/
Krajć671/
Krajś671/
Krauś671/
Kraße671/
Krãss671/
Krzaś671/
Kroës671/
Crahs671/
Krosx671/
Krahz671/
Kraix671/

Kras Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kras in the Bengali language
ক্রাসkrasa-
Kras in the Oriya language
କାସkasa-
Kras in the Marathi language
काशkasa-
Kras in the Hindi language
क्रासkrasa85.71
क्रसkrasa14.29
Kras in the Russian language
Красkras-

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