Kretschmayer Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kretschmayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kretschmayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria91:946,15970,786
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Kretschmayer Last Name Facts

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

Kretschmayer is found most frequently in Austria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kretschmayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kretschmayer is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kretschmayer live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kretschmayer is most frequently used in Austria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 946,159. In Austria Kretschmayer is most frequent in: Lower Austria, where 78 percent reside and Vienna, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Austria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

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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
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