Krauze Surname

43,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Latvia

Krauze Surname User-submission:

Krauze is a variant spelling of the German surname Krause, meaning 'curly-headed'.

Krauze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland6,5651:5,790687
Russia2,2501:64,0558,304
Latvia1,0801:1,898203
Brazil5421:394,97115,064
Kazakhstan2911:60,7657,529
Ukraine1961:232,25930,797
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
England1081:515,90832,533
France931:714,22389,679
Belarus781:121,80817,768
Kyrgyzstan511:117,11113,579
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Croatia341:124,37118,240
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Norway131:395,56035,657
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Wales101:309,45316,869
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Abkhazia91:26,9852,196
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Finland61:916,11741,832
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Krauże (1) are calculated separately.

Krauze (13) may also be a first name.

Krauze Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Krauze is a variant spelling of the German surname Krause, meaning 'curly-headed'.

- haffman97

Krauze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krauze (Georgian: კრაუზე, Russian: Краузе) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Krauże. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krauze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krauze is the 43,627th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 611,731 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Krauze reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Krauze is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The last name Krauze is most widely held in Poland, where it is held by 6,565 people, or 1 in 5,790. Apart from Poland this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent live and Latvia, where 9 percent live.

Krauze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Krauze has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Krauze last name increased 1,069 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 10,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krauze Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Krauze surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Krauze earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.53% less than the national average, earning 198,882 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.35% more than the national average, earning R 288,372 per year; in United States they earn 29.48% more than the national average, earning $55,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $49,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krauże941/
Kruze912,062/
Kraze9152/
Krauzets862/
Krauzzer861/
Krause83230,413/
Kruize831,677/
Krauza83969/
Kreuze83502/
Krauce8349/
Crauze8329/
Kratze8325/
Krauzy8325/
Krouze8323/
Kruzie8313/
Kraize8313/
Krajze838/
Krayze837/
Kruyze836/
Krueze835/
Krauzi832/
Krudze832/
Krazes831/
Krazet831/
Kruzei831/
Kradze831/
Krutze830/
Krauzeová806/
Krauzeova801/
Kreutze7757/
Krayzer7737/
Crauzer7727/
Krausie7714/
Krauger7712/
Krauche778/
Krutzge778/
Krausey775/
Krazier774/
Kratzey774/
Krajzer773/
Krazets772/
Kreuzed772/
Krausea771/
Krauses771/
Krauset771/
Krayuse771/
Kruczer771/
Kruizze771/
Ckrause771/
Krouzer771/
Kraizet771/
Krauczi771/
Krauczy771/
Kroucze771/
Kroutze771/
Krautzi771/
Kraczer771/
Crautze770/
Kratzie770/
Kruse7393,933/
Cruze737,976/
Craze731,968/
Krage731,678/
Kruza73744/
Krase73644/
Kruge73188/
Kruzi73148/
Krize7399/
Kruce7384/
Kraje7336/
Kruje7333/
Kroze7321/
Krazi7317/
Krūze7317/
Kruže7312/
Krazy7311/
Kraza738/
Kruzy738/
Krace737/
Krazh736/
Krazj731/
Krúze731/
Krüze731/
Kraiczei719/
Kruzhets716/
Kraueser714/
Krause's711/
Krasuitz711/
Krausehe711/
Kraiezei711/
Kraizier711/
Krayutse711/
Krayzier711/
Krautser710/
Kroeze674,254/
Crause672,379/
Kruser67694/
Krajza67559/
Creuze67489/
Kruezi67453/
Kruise67443/
Cruzet67305/
Khruza67261/
Cruzes67242/
Kraser67221/
Krache67200/
Krusey67191/
Krazza67181/
Kraiza67134/
Kraase67111/
Krouza67106/
Krusee67101/
Krease6792/
Kragie6792/
Kruche6764/
Cruize6758/
Krasey6753/
Crutze6751/
Kraige6744/
Krusie6735/
Kruhse6732/
Khraje6730/
Cruzer6727/
Krauca6725/
Kragge6723/
Krusei6720/
Krajeh6718/
Krasui6716/
Krases6716/
Kratje6715/
Kruzić6715/
Kreyze6713/
Kreuse6710/
Crazie6710/
Kradje6710/
Crouze679/
Crazee679/
Kružej678/
Kreize678/
Crauzi678/
Kruezh678/
Kružeľ678/
Crazer676/
Cruzez676/
Krausé676/
Krieze675/
Krayse675/
Kraset675/
Krasee675/
Crazey674/
Kraise674/
Kratzi674/
Khruse673/
Kruges673/
Kratse673/
Krasea673/
Kruyse672/
Krajzi672/
Krausy672/
Krujzi672/
Krausi672/
Cruzee672/
Kratge672/
Craize671/
Crauge671/
Kkruse671/
Kracse671/
Krahge671/
Kraseu671/
Krausd671/
Krazhi671/
Krhuse671/
Krudge671/
Krugie671/
Kruice671/
Krujee671/
Kruseu671/
Krutzy671/
Kruzsi671/
Cruzey671/
Krizea671/
Cruzei671/
Khrazi671/
Krzazi671/
Crazze671/
Crauzé671/
Kcruce671/
Krajce671/
Krauża671/
Krayzé671/
Krazić671/
Krasie671/
Krusez671/
Kruige671/
Krużer671/
Krouge671/
Crueze671/
Crauce671/
Crazet671/
Kruzzy671/
Kradzi671/
Krahse671/
Khrazh671/
Crazes670/
Krucey670/
Kreuge670/
Kreage670/
Kracie670/
Krouzy670/
Kreazi670/
Cratze670/
Krouce670/
Krugez670/
Krooze670/
Cruzie670/

Krauze Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krauze in the Georgian language
კრაუზეkrauze-
Krauze in the Russian language
Краузеkrauze-

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