Kretchmer Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kretchmer Surname Definition:

(German) One who sold ale and wine, a tavernkeeper.

Kretchmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6281:577,16447,275
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Israel91:950,84857,975
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Kretchmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who sold ale and wine, a tavernkeeper.

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

Kretchmer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kretchmer (Russian: Кретчмер) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kretchmer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kretchmer is the 462,693rd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Kretchmer live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kretchmer is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 628 people, or 1 in 577,164. In The United States Kretchmer is most common in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Minnesota, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Kretchmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kretchmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kretchmer last name increased 1,030 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kretchmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kretchmer surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kretchmer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $41,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.93% less than the national average, earning $32,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kretchmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kretchmer in the Russian language
Кретчмерkretcmer-

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