Krauß Surname
Approximately 22,722 people bear this surname
Krauß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 22,513 | 1:3,576 | 385 |
| Austria | 201 | 1:42,365 | 6,797 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Krauß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krauß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Krauß is most common in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Krauß.
How Common Is The Last Name Krauß? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,824th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 320,726 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krauß reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 22,513 people, or 1 in 3,576. In Germany Krauß is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 28 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent reside and Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krauße | 91 | 3,422 | / |
| Kraß | 89 | 460 | / |
| Kruß | 89 | 150 | / |
| Kraus | 80 | 133,486 | / |
| Krauz | 80 | 2,057 | / |
| Kraiß | 80 | 232 | / |
| Kraaß | 80 | 19 | / |
| Krouß | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kreuß | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kruiß | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kraße | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krauś | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krause | 73 | 230,413 | / |
| Krauss | 73 | 23,503 | / |
| Krausz | 73 | 5,700 | / |
| Krauts | 73 | 243 | / |
| Kraush | 73 | 87 | / |
| Krauhs | 73 | 79 | / |
| Kraust | 73 | 50 | / |
| Krauce | 73 | 49 | / |
| Kraucz | 73 | 35 | / |
| Kraues | 73 | 12 | / |
| Krausp | 73 | 10 | / |
| Krauzs | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ckrauz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Krausd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krauds | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krauzt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krauzė | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kraujs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krahus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hkraus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kras | 67 | 5,390 | / |
| Krus | 67 | 2,832 | / |
| Krausse | 67 | 1,168 | / |
| Krausch | 67 | 850 | / |
| Kruś | 67 | 709 | / |
| Kruz | 67 | 695 | / |
| Kraś | 67 | 276 | / |
| Kraš | 67 | 255 | / |
| Kraz | 67 | 148 | / |
| Krać | 67 | 144 | / |
| Craß | 67 | 144 | / |
| Krüß | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kruš | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kraç | 67 | 9 | / |
| Krauche | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kruź | 67 | 5 | / |
| Krayush | 67 | 5 | / |
| Krausze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kraź | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kraushe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krayuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckrause | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkrauch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krauess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Krayhus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Krauß
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