Krechel Surname

295,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krechel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krechel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0371:77,6339,823
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Krechel (18) may also be a first name.

Krechel Last Name Facts

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

Krechel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Krechel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krechel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 295,398th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,644,885 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Krechel are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,037 people, or 1 in 77,633. In Germany Krechel is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 50 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Poland, where 3 percent are found.

Krechel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Krechel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Krechel surname increased 2,986 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krechel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krechel last name are 32.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Krechel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $44,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $48,402 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Krechel
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