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 found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Krechter.

How Common Is The Last Name Krechter? popularity and diffusion

Krechter is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Krechter are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 2,064,243. In Germany Krechter is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Krechter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Krechter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krechter surname rose 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 US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political 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
  • 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 Krechter
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