Kretschmar Surname
Approximately 3,604 people bear this surname
Kretschmar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,780 | 1:28,959 | 3,811 |
| United States | 602 | 1:602,091 | 49,009 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Chile | 37 | 1:476,121 | 12,335 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Kretschmar Demographics
Average Kretschmar Salary in
United States
$45,508 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kretschmar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kretschmar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kretschmar is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kretschmar.
How Common Is The Last Name Kretschmar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 126,167th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,022,072 people. Kretschmar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kretschmar live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,780 people, or 1 in 28,959. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 37 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found. Barring Germany Kretschmar exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Kretschmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kretschmar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 872 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kretschmar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kretschmar surname are 25.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.9% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kretschmar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $45,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.47% less than the national average, earning $36,533 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kretzschmar | 95 | 16,269 | / |
| Kretchmar | 95 | 412 | / |
| Kretszchmar | 95 | 7 | / |
| Kretshmar | 95 | 7 | / |
| Kretschmayr | 95 | 6 | / |
| Krestschmar | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kroetschmar | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kraetzschmar | 91 | 22 | / |
| Kretzschmare | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kreutzschmar | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kratschmar | 90 | 242 | / |
| Krätschmar | 90 | 34 | / |
| Krestchmar | 90 | 2 | / |
| Krezschmar | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kretchzmar | 90 | 0 | / |
| Kritschmar | 90 | 0 | / |
| Krotschmar | 90 | 0 | / |
| Krechmar | 89 | 83 | / |
| Kretschmarová | 87 | 2 | / |
| Krätzschmar | 86 | 427 | / |
| Kratschmayr | 86 | 70 | / |
| Kratzschmar | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kreytsshmar | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kretczchmar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kritzschmar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kretschmore | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kritchmar | 84 | 16 | / |
| Kreychmar | 84 | 14 | / |
| Kreichmar | 84 | 9 | / |
| Krehchmar | 84 | 2 | / |
| Kretzsmar | 84 | 2 | / |
| Krechmair | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kretszmar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Krecmar | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kratschmár | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kräzschmar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kretchmeir | 80 | 0 | / |
| Krichmar | 78 | 293 | / |
| Kreczmar | 78 | 67 | / |
| Krychmar | 78 | 46 | / |
| Kretzmar | 78 | 39 | / |
| Krecsmar | 78 | 25 | / |
| Krytsmar | 78 | 5 | / |
| Krätsmar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Krichmayr | 74 | 18 | / |
| Kretzmear | 74 | 0 | / |
| Krečmar | 71 | 13 | / |
| Krezmar | 71 | 11 | / |
| Krecmarova | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kraczmar | 67 | 20 | / |
| Krecsmár | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krätzmar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Crichmar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kreizmar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kreczmor | 67 | 1 | / |
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Kretschmar Reference & Research
Kretschmann DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Kretschmann FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kretschmar
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis