Krayer Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5501:146,37417,625
United States4411:821,90263,073
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Krayer Last Name Facts

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

Krayer (Russian: Крайер) is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 336,335th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,649,221 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Krayer live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 550 people, or 1 in 146,374. In Germany it is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 37 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Krayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Krayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krayer last name grew 519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krayer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krayer surname are 1.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Krayer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $54,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krayert920/
Kryer9138/
Kraer9122/
Krauer831,460/
Kreyer831,061/
Kroyer83675/
Kruyer83461/
Krøyer83413/
Kryjer8354/
Kraier8337/
Krajer8336/
Crayer8324/
Krawer8311/
Kryier831/
Kriyer830/
Krygger7790/
Krauwer7739/
Kırayar7715/
Krawert7711/
Kragger779/
Krawier778/
Kreyher771/
Khrayar771/
Krieyer771/
Kroyere771/
Kroyher771/
Cryer737,882/
Krier737,011/
Kruer73703/
Kreer73523/
Kroer73473/
Kreir73293/
Krear7377/
Craer739/
Kraur732/
Krèar731/
Crayr731/
Kreur730/
Kroyherr7121/
Kreuer67870/
Kreier67463/
Krojer67348/
Krejer67101/
Creyer6794/
Kroier6755/
Krøier6747/
Cruyer6734/
Kroeyr6732/
Crauer6718/
Krójer6713/
Krauerová6710/
Kréger679/
Krheer677/
Kráger677/
Croyer675/
Kriyor675/
Crawer674/
Cryier674/
Kraitr674/
Krajtr674/
Kruyor674/
Krojar674/
Kruier674/
Krijer673/
Craier673/
Krower673/
Krúger672/
Krájer672/
Krujer672/
Krajor671/
Khreer671/
Krijar671/
Krajur671/
Kraair671/
Kreyor671/
Kríger671/
Kreure671/
Krouer671/
Kruyar671/
Kruyerová671/
Kreutr670/
Kreyar670/
Cryerr670/
Crayar670/
Criyer670/
Crayor670/
Kriear670/

Krayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krayer in the Russian language
Крайерkrajer-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krayer
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