Kraster Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Kraster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kraster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1511:111,83617,874
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kraster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kraster (Russian: Крастер) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kraster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kraster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kraster live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kraster is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 111,836. In The Netherlands Kraster is most prevalent in: Groningen, where 46 percent reside, Gelderland, where 17 percent reside and Drenthe, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Kraster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kraster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kraster Last Name Statistics demography

Kraster earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krayster931/
Kraister931/
Craster86155/
Krester8611/
Kroster862/
Krazter861/
Craister8041/
Krachter801/
Krooster801/
Kreister801/
Creaster800/
Crastre7165/
Croster7115/
Crouster67117/
Krächter6786/
Krochter6728/
Kreuzter672/
Crotster672/
Crooster671/
Croister671/
Creyster671/
Crousster6310/
Crozter572/
Croxter571/

Kraster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kraster in the Russian language
Крастерkraster-

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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 Kraster
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