Kresse Surname

113,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kresse Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Kress, a pet form of Erasmus (amiable).

Kresse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7221:29,5763,891
United States1,0171:356,40031,850
Austria891:95,67913,940
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Chile391:451,70411,842
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Norway121:428,52437,411
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France41:16,605,680368,153
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malta11:430,2723,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Kresse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Kress, a pet form of Erasmus (amiable).

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

Kresse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kresse (Russian: Крессе) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kresse? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 113,647th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,790,552 people. Kresse occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kresse are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,722 people, or 1 in 29,576. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 17 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Thuringia, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.

Kresse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kresse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kresse surname grew 1,496 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kresse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kresse surname are 2.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Kresse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning 384,234 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $44,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $54,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kresses9217/
Kraesse929/
Kressie922/
Kressee921/
Kressey921/
Kreisse921/
Kyresse921/
Kresseh921/
Kriesse921/
Kress9120,858/
Krese91492/
Khreisse868/
Kreesser861/
Kreisses861/
Kroese833,123/
Kresge832,628/
Kriese832,443/
Kreiss831,647/
Krosse83729/
Cresse83242/
Kriess83143/
Kressa83123/
Krasse83116/
Krease8392/
Kreese8386/
Kressi8378/
Kresie8366/
Kraese8363/
Kressy8337/
Kreuss8330/
Krisse8329/
Kreyss8315/
Kreise8314/
Krässe8311/
Kreuse8310/
Kresei8310/
Kressh836/
Kresez836/
Kresis836/
Khress833/
Kresst832/
Kressx832/
Kreshe832/
Kresee831/
Krösse831/
Kreess830/
Kyress830/
Kreass830/
Kretse830/
Kresey830/
Kresea830/
Kres80769/
Kh'reisse807/
Kresseová807/
Kresseova802/
Kearessey800/
Cressey772,223/
Cresser77401/
Kretsis77394/
Kretser77214/
Khreiss77135/
Kruysse7792/
Cressie7739/
Krissie7732/
Krösser7731/
Cresset7726/
Kresier7720/
Kresher7717/
Creysse7713/
Kreszes779/
Kresche778/
Krassey777/
Krassie776/
Kreeseh776/
Cressee775/
Krossey775/
Krassej775/
Khressa775/
Khrisse774/
Creesse774/
Krisses773/
Kreuseh772/
Kreshes772/
Kreaser771/
Kreeser771/
Kresisz771/
Kriesee771/
Kriesei771/
Krieshe771/
Cressep771/
Kreschs771/
Kcrosse771/
Kresies771/
Kreszis771/
Croesse771/
Creusse771/
Khreyss771/
Khriess771/
Kryssie771/
Krissey770/
Kresgey770/
Kreesey770/
Kresetz770/
Kreishe770/
Kraisse770/
Kearess770/
Kreusea770/
Kreis7312,937/
Cress738,501/
Kriss732,769/
Krise731,520/
Kries731,046/
Krase73644/
Kresa73478/
Kresz73447/
Kresh73369/
Kreus73343/
Kreys73291/
Krose73188/
Krejs73135/
Krexe73135/
Kreße73132/
Kryss7397/
Kyres7383/
Kröse7358/
Kräss7346/
Kresi7345/
Krehs7339/
Krees7338/
Krzes7332/
Crese7310/
Kresy736/
Kreas735/
Khres733/
Kryse732/
Kresp732/
Kresś731/
Gkres731/
Kreez731/
Krece730/
Kreische71701/
Kriesche71456/
Kroesche71170/
Creasser71126/
Kruijsse71103/
Kreytser7199/
Kraisser7183/
Gkretsis7141/
Kressová7132/
Kreitser7112/
Khresheh718/
Kreusche718/
Kresisch715/
Kh'reiss712/
Kreisier712/
Krestsch712/
Krissher711/
Cressett711/
Cresshey711/
Kreussch711/
Khreshey711/
Kressova711/
Kreisits711/
Kroisser711/
Quresshe711/
Cresseey711/
Kretsche711/
Kreisheh711/
Creassey710/
Cresseys710/
Kreishee710/
Kreiszer710/
Khreis675,915/
Creese672,326/
Cressy671,547/
Kreisz671,395/
Kroiss671,308/
Crease671,082/
Croese67866/
Khriss67557/
Kresić67530/
Qurese67515/
Kresch67471/
Kruise67443/
Khreisheh67401/
Kraiss67380/
Kresha67366/
Kriesi67253/
Cressi67229/
Cressa67227/
Cresce67202/
Kreysa67191/
Kreisa67136/
Kreetz67133/
Krohse67130/
Kraase67111/
Kaires67110/
Krassi67110/
Creuse67105/
Creser67100/
Krissi6799/
Kreush6794/
Kretts6787/
Krayss6784/
Krejce6780/
Krissa6778/
Kresaj6768/
Cresey6765/
Kreyts6765/
Creses6764/
Keares6760/
Krassy6755/
Krasey6753/
Cresie6743/
Khries6742/
Cresis6738/
Kretscher6731/
Kreihs6730/
Kreice6726/
Krresi6723/
Kayres6721/
Criess6720/
Kreissová6719/
Krossi6718/
Kreish6717/
Krzesz6717/
Kreyscher6715/
Kriesa6712/
Crisse6712/
Kruiss6712/
Koyres6711/
Kryssi6711/
Kreisi6711/
Kriehs6711/
Kreßer6711/
Kroëse6711/
Kreysh6710/
Kraeße6710/
Krzesa6710/
Krecis6710/
Kresht679/
Kreits679/
Krieschey678/
Kriesz677/
Krisee677/
Kejres677/
Kreyhs677/
Kreisherr677/
Kyresh677/
Khrose676/
Kräser676/
Krayse675/
Krasee675/
Khreys674/
Krossy674/
Kryser674/
Creuss674/
Kreshi674/
Kraise674/
Khreished674/
Khriesheh674/
Khresa674/
Criese673/
Kriesh673/
Khrees673/
Khresh673/
Kresci673/
Krasea673/
Krissy672/
Cresep672/
Kruyse672/
Krestt672/
Khreus672/
Kreist672/
Keires672/
Kåreus672/
Krieße672/
Kreisø672/
Kresay672/
Kryssa672/
Qreshe672/
Kreysi671/
Kreets671/
Khreas671/
Khrise671/
Qressi671/
Kraseu671/
Kreascher671/
Kredds671/
Kreishcer671/
Kresza671/
Kreszi671/
Krisey671/
Kroise671/
Cresst671/
Crress671/
Creshe671/
Creset671/
Krezei671/
Kretsh671/
Kreece671/
Kroece671/
Quress671/
Gkresi671/
Krishs671/
Kreusz671/
Kreash671/
Kkrose671/
Qresee671/
Kreest671/
Krahse671/
Creise670/
Creiss670/
Kreids670/
Krosey670/
Craese670/
Cressp670/
Kreyce670/
Krysei670/
Kreisched670/

Kresse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kresse in the Russian language
Крессеkresse-

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