Kresken Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kresken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kresken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kresken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kresken is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kresken.

How Common Is The Last Name Kresken? popularity and diffusion

Kresken is the 1,604,449th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Kresken are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kresken is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,087,912. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent reside, Bavaria, where 7 percent reside and Hesse, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Kresken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kresken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kresken surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kresken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kresken last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.26% being registered with the political party.

Kresken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.54% more than the national average, earning $53,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreskin8624/
Kreskyn863/
Krosken861/
Kreskina8055/
Khreskin8014/
Kreskyna804/
Kreshkin803/
Khreskyn801/
Kreschen801/
Creskent800/
Kriskn771/
Khreskina7533/
Kraeshkin754/
Khreskyna752/
Kyreshkyn751/
Kriskienė751/
Kraskin711,110/
Kryskin71149/
Kroskin7146/
Creskin7128/
Kryskyn7111/
Kraskyn719/
Crosken711/
Krezkin711/
Kriskin711/
Crisken710/
Kroshkin67953/
Kryshkin67334/
Kryskina67117/
Kroshkyn6764/
Kryshkyn6726/
Krechkin6720/
Crossken6713/
Kryskyna6711/
Krashkin6711/
Kritskin679/
Krishkin677/
Krytskin674/
Kriskina673/
Kroszkin672/
Krechkyn671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kresken
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis