Krenz Surname

50,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krenz Surname Definition:

(German) A variant of Kranz, q.v.

Krenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,5311:14,5551,897
United States2,1621:167,65016,995
Argentina1,5121:28,2692,364
Poland4501:84,46413,057
Canada2381:154,81315,712
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
France361:1,845,076161,051
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Israel211:407,50632,346
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Austria101:851,54467,454
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Krenz (152) may also be a first name.

Krenz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) A variant of Kranz, q.v.

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

Krenz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krenz (Arabic: كرنز, Russian: Кренз) is most common in Germany. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krenz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,182nd most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 712,231 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Krenz live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. Krenz is also the 746,252nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 152 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,531 people, or 1 in 14,555. In Germany Krenz is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 15 percent reside.

Krenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Krenz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krenz last name grew 1,817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krenz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krenz surname are 1.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Krenz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.1% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,316 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $49,161 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krentz912,469/
Krencz9153/
Krenze9123/
Kreunz9119/
Kraenz9114/
Kreenz911/
Krienz910/
Krzentz835/
Krentze834/
Kraentz830/
Krentrz830/
Krenc80991/
Krens80690/
Crenz8063/
Kränz8027/
Krinz804/
Krenč803/
Krynz801/
Krntz800/
Kriens73696/
Krents73637/
Krintz73117/
Kremtz7376/
Krench7349/
Krense7343/
Krence7328/
Krenss7322/
Crenze738/
Krencs736/
Krzenc734/
Kräntz731/
Kryncz731/
Krijnz731/
Kreńtz731/
Kremze731/
Kremsz731/
Krinze731/
Krensh730/
Crentz730/
Krnc67640/
Krensch6715/
Crnz678/
Krns671/
Krentch670/
Krenche670/

Krenz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krenz in the Russian language
Крензkrenz-
Krenz in the Arabic language
كرنزkrnz-

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