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 last name Kreter (Russian: Кретер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kréter or Krêter. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kreter is the 360,616th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kreter are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 129,015. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 8 percent are found. Barring Germany Kreter is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Kreter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Kreter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kreter are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with 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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