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Where Does The Last Name Kress Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kress (Georgian: კრესს, Russian: Кресс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kresś or Krešš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kress? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 25,816^th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 349,389 people. The last name Kress occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Kress are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 596,468^th most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 227 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 10,085 people, or 1 in 35,940. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 67 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Kress Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kress has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 789 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kress Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kress surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Kress surname are 17.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Kress earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 87.45% more than the national average, earning 648,735 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning R 228,444 per year; in United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.73% less than the national average, earning $49,322 CAD per year.