Krauß Surname

23,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krauß Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krauß Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany22,5131:3,576385
Austria2011:42,3656,797
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Krauß Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krauß occurs most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Krauß click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krauß? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,824th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 320,726 people. The last name Krauß is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Krauß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Krauß is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 22,513 people, or 1 in 3,576. In Germany Krauß is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 28 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent are found and Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krauße913,422/
Kraß89460/
Kruß89150/
Kraus80133,486/
Krauz802,057/
Kraiß80232/
Kraaß8019/
Krouß8018/
Kreuß8015/
Kruiß808/
Kraße801/
Krauś801/
Krause73230,413/
Krauss7323,503/
Krausz735,700/
Krauts73243/
Kraush7387/
Krauhs7379/
Kraust7350/
Krauce7349/
Kraucz7335/
Kraues7312/
Krausp7310/
Krauzs7310/
Ckrauz735/
Krausd731/
Krauds731/
Krauzt731/
Krauzė731/
Kraujs731/
Krahus730/
Hkraus730/
Kras675,390/
Krus672,832/
Krausse671,168/
Krausch67850/
Kruś67709/
Kruz67695/
Kraś67276/
Kraš67255/
Kraz67148/
Krać67144/
Craß67144/
Krüß6750/
Kruš6723/
Kraç679/
Krauche678/
Kruź675/
Krayush675/
Krausze673/
Kraź672/
Kraushe671/
Krayuse671/
Ckrause671/
Gkrauch671/
Krauess670/
Krayhus670/

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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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  • 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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