Kremer Surname

9,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kremer Surname Definition:

(German) Same as Kramer, q.v.

Kremer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany29,6621:2,714272
United States10,8161:33,5114,185
Netherlands4,0111:4,210409
France3,5661:18,6272,090
Brazil3,3841:63,2612,354
Russia3,1511:45,7396,090
Luxembourg1,6011:36322
Poland7761:48,9807,726
Argentina5871:72,8176,195
Belgium4791:24,0013,789
Kazakhstan4691:37,7035,026
Canada4451:82,7999,222
England2881:193,46517,079
Ukraine2521:180,64624,735
Austria2411:35,3345,694
Australia1791:150,81415,978
Chile1541:114,3934,184
Croatia1391:30,4226,246
Czechia1281:83,07413,907
Switzerland1101:74,6638,769
Uruguay731:47,0105,282
Serbia541:132,3149,600
Spain521:899,07835,195
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Belarus461:206,54526,052
Romania451:446,17535,142
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Israel421:203,75319,703
Lithuania411:74,01411,104
Sweden401:246,16917,052
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Paraguay291:249,5434,299
Latvia291:70,69110,433
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Norway181:285,68329,080
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Transnistria161:29,6694,918
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
China51:273,464,31313,838
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0801:46,4995,352

The alternate forms: Krémer (535) are calculated separately.

Kremer (45) may also be a first name.

Kremer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Same as Kramer, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kremer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kremer (Georgian: კრემერ, Russian: Кремер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Krémer. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kremer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kremer is the 9,205th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 118,458 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kremer are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kremer is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name Kremer is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 29,662 people, or 1 in 2,714. In Germany Kremer is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Hesse, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 96 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Kremer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kremer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kremer surname increased 1,001 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,694 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 433 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kremer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kremer surname are 15.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.46% registered with the party.

The amount Kremer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning 332,837 kr per year; in Peru they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,032 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.63% less than the national average, earning R 181,488 per year; in United States they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $46,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $59,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krémer94535/
Kraemer9229,072/
Kreimer922,559/
Kreamer921,551/
Kroemer921,312/
Kreymer921,127/
Kremmer92775/
Kreemer92145/
Kremere9291/
Kremeur9273/
Krehmer9239/
Kriemer9226/
Kreumer9222/
Kremerz9216/
Kremier926/
Kremeir923/
Kremeyr923/
Kremert922/
Krremer922/
Kremeer922/
Kretmer921/
Krzemer921/
Kraehmer86106/
Kroemmer8690/
Kraemmer8658/
Kreamier8644/
Kreimier8637/
Kreitmer867/
Krehmeir861/
Krethmer861/
Kraemeur861/
Krraemer860/
Kreimeir860/
Kroehmer860/
Kraemier860/
Kreimeer860/
Kramer83199,334/
Krämer8375,183/
Cremer8321,200/
Kromer837,700/
Krömer833,495/
Kermer83935/
Krimer83459/
Kirmer83259/
Krymer83228/
Kärmer8344/
Kremyr8327/
Krõmer8310/
Kremir839/
Kremerová80134/
Kreitmeir80122/
Kreitmeyr8062/
Kremerova8036/
Kreszhmer801/
Krzemierz801/
Creamer7714,589/
Krammer7711,139/
Krahmer771,631/
Krimmer771,470/
Krohmer771,407/
Creemer77414/
Krommer77408/
Kraimer77305/
Krähmer77289/
Krämmer77241/
Kermeur77234/
Kruimer77216/
Cremier77206/
Kraamer77166/
Creimer77139/
Cremmer77109/
Krajmer77103/
Cresmer7743/
Kırımer7731/
Kiermer7730/
Kremayr7723/
Krömmer7720/
Kraymer7719/
Kremair7716/
Kruymer7715/
Krymmer7712/
Kraëmer7710/
Kirmeir779/
Kröhmer779/
Cremere777/
Kcramer777/
Kåremyr777/
Kramerr774/
Kramier774/
Hkramer774/
Croemer772/
Kirmere772/
Kkramer772/
Kirmeyr772/
Krameer771/
Kermmer771/
Kirmier771/
Khramer771/
Krameir771/
Kromeer771/
Creymer770/
Kermear770/
Kroymer770/
Kirmeer770/
Krramer770/
Creumer770/
Kirrmer770/
Kremmerová7515/
Kremmerova752/
Kreimerová751/
Kruijmer7174/
Creamier7149/
Keurmeur7144/
Kiermeir7130/
Krimmert7126/
Creammer7122/
Kiermeer7114/
Kiermeyr7110/
Kromheer7110/
Kreimayr716/
Kraimier711/
Creamerr711/
D'Kramer711/
Craemehr711/
Cremerre711/
Craemmer711/
Kyrzhmer711/
Kreamair711/
Krismere711/
Kreimire710/
Creasmer710/
Crethmer710/
Kreitmair671,081/
Crämer67427/
Kreitmayr67216/
Crémer67108/
Kreismayr6776/
Crimer6758/
Krömerová6737/
Krämerová6729/
Kårhammer6727/
Crymer6721/
Krahammer679/
Crömer675/
Kirmir674/
Kramir672/
Cermer671/
Kraithmer671/
Kramér671/
Kreetmair671/
Krämerova671/
Kremyrova671/
Creammier670/

Kremer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kremer in the Georgian language
კრემერkremer-
Kremer in the Russian language
Кремерkremer-

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