Krauss Surname
Approximately 23,503 people bear this surname
Krauss Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Curly-Headed [Ger.kraus, crisp, curly; Middle High German krüs = Middle Dutch kruis (mod. Dutch kroes]
Krauss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,885 | 1:36,668 | 4,548 |
| Germany | 7,661 | 1:10,508 | 1,321 |
| Brazil | 1,718 | 1:124,607 | 4,720 |
| France | 863 | 1:76,967 | 10,822 |
| Canada | 680 | 1:54,185 | 6,457 |
| Austria | 419 | 1:20,323 | 3,160 |
| Australia | 314 | 1:85,974 | 9,937 |
| Mexico | 313 | 1:396,569 | 7,902 |
| Argentina | 269 | 1:158,897 | 13,379 |
| Switzerland | 184 | 1:44,635 | 6,135 |
| Chile | 174 | 1:101,244 | 3,808 |
| South Africa | 130 | 1:416,752 | 36,221 |
| Poland | 87 | 1:436,882 | 45,306 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Netherlands | 72 | 1:234,544 | 30,714 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| Israel | 47 | 1:182,077 | 18,133 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Hungary | 22 | 1:446,194 | 29,593 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 67 | 1:363,811 | 22,769 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,368 | 1:36,710 | 4,352 |
Krauss (62) may also be a first name.
Krauss 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.
Krauss Demographics
Average Male Krauss Height
177.01 cm
Average Female Krauss Height
162.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Krauss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krauss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Krauss (Russian: Краусс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Krauss? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 23,076th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 310,069 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Krauss are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 62 people.
The surname Krauss is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 9,885 people, or 1 in 36,668. In The United States Krauss is most common in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 73 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Krauss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Krauss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Krauss last name grew 723 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Krauss Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Krauss are 14.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.12% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Krauss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning 387,671 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,390 per year; in South Africa they earn 149.2% more than the national average, earning R 592,188 per year; in United States they earn 14.85% more than the national average, earning $49,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $53,369 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Krauss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Krauss in the Russian language | ||
| Краусс | krauss | - |
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Krauss 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 Krauss
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