Kraus Surname
Approximately 133,486 people bear this surname
Kraus Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Curly-Headed [Ger.kraus, crisp, curly; Middle High German krüs = Middle Dutch kruis (mod. Dutch kroes]
Read More About This SurnameKraus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 79,427 | 1:1,014 | 69 |
| United States | 26,939 | 1:13,455 | 1,671 |
| Austria | 4,528 | 1:1,881 | 147 |
| Czechia | 4,367 | 1:2,435 | 167 |
| Brazil | 2,584 | 1:82,846 | 3,107 |
| Poland | 2,530 | 1:15,023 | 2,197 |
| Russia | 2,344 | 1:61,486 | 7,994 |
| Israel | 1,825 | 1:4,689 | 689 |
| Canada | 1,360 | 1:27,092 | 3,605 |
| Argentina | 799 | 1:53,496 | 4,516 |
| Netherlands | 791 | 1:21,349 | 3,387 |
| France | 748 | 1:88,800 | 12,722 |
| Slovakia | 625 | 1:8,538 | 898 |
| Switzerland | 550 | 1:14,933 | 2,460 |
| England | 419 | 1:132,979 | 13,106 |
| Australia | 410 | 1:65,843 | 7,865 |
| Luxembourg | 312 | 1:1,861 | 200 |
| Thailand | 286 | 1:246,987 | 41,867 |
| Croatia | 248 | 1:17,051 | 3,455 |
| Romania | 235 | 1:85,438 | 9,965 |
| Kazakhstan | 228 | 1:77,555 | 9,125 |
| Estonia | 203 | 1:6,511 | 760 |
| Ukraine | 193 | 1:235,869 | 31,217 |
| Spain | 189 | 1:247,365 | 15,898 |
| Italy | 120 | 1:509,639 | 51,223 |
| Belgium | 100 | 1:114,966 | 17,029 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Sweden | 74 | 1:133,064 | 9,401 |
| Norway | 72 | 1:71,421 | 10,051 |
| Hungary | 58 | 1:169,246 | 14,882 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Panama | 48 | 1:81,505 | 3,340 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Slovenia | 46 | 1:54,080 | 8,674 |
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Finland | 30 | 1:183,223 | 15,926 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 1:238,906 | 22,569 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Serbia | 25 | 1:285,798 | 14,883 |
| Belarus | 21 | 1:452,431 | 44,053 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Bulgaria | 19 | 1:367,311 | 17,687 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Honduras | 14 | 1:629,746 | 3,754 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,779 | 1:18,071 | 2,295 |
The alternate forms: Krauś (1) are calculated separately.
Kraus (213) may also be a first name.
Kraus Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Curly-Headed [Ger.kraus, crisp, curly; Middle High German krüs = Middle Dutch kruis (mod. Dutch kroes]
(German) Descendant of the curly-headed man.
(from a personal characteristic) Kraus in German means “curly.” Kraus, Krauss, and Krause describe a curly-headed person. So do the family names Kraushaar (“curly hair”) and Krauskopf (“curly head”).
User-submitted Reference
'Krause' is an old Prussian noble surname. The surname is derived from the Upper German word 'kraus', meaning 'curly'.
- rominThis surname means 'curly'. Its background is German and Hungarian.
- stacieKraus Demographics
Average Kraus Salary in
United States
$48,137 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kraus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kraus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kraus (Arabic: كراوس, Georgian: კრაუს, Hindi: क्रौस, Russian: Краус) is found most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Krauś. For other potential spellings of Kraus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kraus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,207th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 54,594 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kraus are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kraus is also the 619,385th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 213 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 79,427 people, or 1 in 1,014. In Germany Kraus is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 44 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 101 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 3 percent are found.
Kraus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kraus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 969 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 873 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kraus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kraus surname are 13.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.01% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kraus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning €29,631 per year; in Norway they earn 26.16% more than the national average, earning 436,628 kr per year; in Peru they earn 565.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 128,995 per year; in South Africa they earn 133.94% more than the national average, earning R 555,924 per year; in United States they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $48,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,831 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kraus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kraus in the Georgian language | ||
| კრაუს | kraus | - |
| Kraus in the Hindi language | ||
| क्रौस | krausa | - |
| Kraus in the Russian language | ||
| Краус | kraus | - |
| Kraus in the Arabic language | ||
| كراوس | kraws | - |
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Kraus Reference & Research
Kraus FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Kraus 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Kraus
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