Krechter Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Krechter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Czechia141:759,53467,321
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Krechter Last Name Facts

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

Krechter is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krechter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Krechter reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Krechter is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 2,064,243. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 3 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Krechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Krechter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Krechter surname expanded 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krechter surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Krechter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $39,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kraechter9434/
Kretchter940/
Krächter8886/
Krochter8828/
Krachter881/
Kerchter881/
Kirchter881/
Kreter861,004/
Krechterová8413/
Kreuter803,880/
Kreiter802,881/
Krieter80855/
Kreyter8092/
Kretter8032/
Krester8011/
Kreeter805/
Krejter803/
Krether803/
Kretger802/
Kreater801/
Krechta801/
Krete77212/
Kreutter75583/
Kriester7570/
Kreuther7546/
Kreither7531/
Kreitter7521/
Kreshtei7510/
Kriedter755/
Kreuzter752/
Krishter751/
Kreister751/
Kreather750/
Creecter750/
Kriete711,525/
Creter71566/
Kriter71119/
Krethe7198/
Kraychete7153/
Kreste7123/
Kräter7122/
Kreate7118/
Kryter7115/
Kraichete7111/
Kréter7110/
Krette719/
Kreite715/
Crehte714/
Kreute712/
Kretes712/
Kretep711/
Kretei711/
Krêter711/
Kreete710/
Cretier671,379/
Kritter67377/
Kruiter67205/
Kroyter67127/
Kroiter67124/
Krister67121/
Kraiter6789/
Krychta6768/
Cretter6753/
Krayter6745/
Krajter6743/
Creater6743/
Kriethe6725/
Kraichette6724/
Kryster6722/
Creteer6716/
Kriedte6715/
Kresteš6712/
Kretterová678/
Krichta678/
Krestey676/
Krestie676/
Krettes674/
Kreshta674/
Kriette674/
Crester673/
Kreshti672/
Kreithe672/
Kretich672/
Krojter672/
Krestes672/
Kretych671/
Kryhtep671/
Krätter671/
Kreatte671/
Kraychette671/
Creeter671/
Krizter671/
Khretre671/
Kreitir670/
Krytger670/
Crether670/
Kridter670/

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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 Krechter
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