Kreter Surname

360,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kreter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6241:129,01515,714
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Kréter (10) & Krêter (1) are calculated separately.

Kreter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreter (Russian: Кретер) is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kréter or Krêter. Click here for other potential spellings of Kreter.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 360,616th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,258,512 people. The last name Kreter is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kreter reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 624 people, or 1 in 129,015. In Germany Kreter is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Kreter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kreter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kreter last name expanded 1,015 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kreter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kreter surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Kreter earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.09% more than the national average, earning $55,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kréter9410/
Krêter941/
Kreuter923,880/
Kreiter922,881/
Krieter92855/
Kroeter9292/
Kreyter9292/
Kraeter9235/
Kretter9232/
Kreeter925/
Krether923/
Kretger922/
Kreater921/
Kreutter86583/
Krechter8665/
Kreuther8646/
Kraether8639/
Kreither8631/
Kreitter8621/
Kriedter865/
Kreather860/
Krater83606/
Creter83566/
Kerter83286/
Kriter83119/
Kroter83112/
Kröter83100/
Kräter8322/
Kryter8315/
Kyrter831/
Kirter831/
Cretier771,379/
Krotter77493/
Kritter77377/
Kratter77366/
Kruiter77205/
Kroyter77127/
Kroiter77124/
Kraiter7789/
Cretter7753/
Krayter7745/
Creater7743/
Krajter7743/
Creteer7716/
Krötter778/
Crester773/
Kröther773/
Krather772/
Krojter772/
Kertter772/
Krother771/
Creeter771/
Khretre771/
Krätter771/
Krohter771/
Craeter771/
Kraater771/
Kherter771/
Kridter770/
Kesrter770/
Krytger770/
Crether770/
Kratier770/
Kreitir770/
Kretterová758/
Krächter7186/
Cretteur7150/
Crettier7134/
Creither7111/
Kraytter715/
Creather713/
Kroitere711/
Kerthter711/
Creyster711/
Krishter711/
Krayster711/
Kirthert711/
Creaster710/
Cretther710/
Kratteer710/
Creuther710/
Krotir67101/
Criter6775/
Certer678/
Kirtir672/
Cirter671/
Kritir671/

Kreter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreter in the Russian language
Кретерkreter-

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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
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  • 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 Kreter
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