Kreiter Surname

152,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kreiter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9381:85,82710,845
United States9091:398,74534,910
Romania3081:65,1887,838
Hungary1571:62,5246,472
Austria1491:57,1518,936
France1361:488,40268,701
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Canada451:818,79163,991
Israel401:213,94120,390
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Kreiter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kreiter occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreiter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kreiter is the 152,702nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,529,520 people. The surname Kreiter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Kreiter are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kreiter is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 938 people, or 1 in 85,827. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 47 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 8 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Romania, where 11 percent reside.

Kreiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kreiter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kreiter surname increased 508 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kreiter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kreiter are 17.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.55% registered with the party.

The amount Kreiter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $48,137 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.23% less than the national average, earning $40,127 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreuiter9381/
Kreither9331/
Kreitter9321/
Kreter921,004/
Kriter92119/
Kreiutter881/
Kreuter863,880/
Krieter86855/
Kritter86377/
Kruiter86205/
Kroiter86124/
Kreyter8692/
Kroeter8692/
Kraiter8689/
Kraeter8635/
Kretter8632/
Krueter8626/
Kreeter865/
Krether863/
Kretger862/
Kreater861/
Kreitrt861/
Kridter860/
Kreitir860/
Kreutter80583/
Krechter8065/
Kreuther8046/
Kraether8039/
Creither8011/
Kruetter808/
Kriedter805/
Kreuzter802/
Kraueter801/
Krishter801/
Kroitere801/
Kreather800/
Krater77606/
Creter77566/
Criter7775/
Kräter7722/
Kryter7715/
Kréter7710/
Kraitr774/
Kritir771/
Krêter771/
Kreutr770/
Krauter713,421/
Cretier711,379/
Creteur711,046/
Kratter71366/
Kroyter71127/
Cretter7153/
Critter7152/
Krayter7145/
Creater7143/
Krajter7143/
Crister7125/
Croiter7123/
Creteer7116/
Craiter7113/
Kreuterová7113/
Kretterová718/
Cruiter718/
Krouter714/
Crester713/
Kreuterova712/
Krather712/
Krojter712/
Critesr712/
Craeter711/
Krätter711/
Kraater711/
Creeter711/
Krazter711/
Krataer711/
Khretre711/
Crither710/
Critger710/
Krytger710/
Crether710/
Kratier710/
Krautter67995/
Krächter6786/
Cretteur6750/
Kroutter6747/
Craister6741/
Crettier6734/
Kraytter675/
Creather673/
Creyster671/
Krattger671/
Krauteer671/
Krayster671/
Krachter671/
Kroutier671/
Croister671/
Creaster670/
Cretther670/
Kratteer670/
Creuther670/

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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 Kreiter
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