Kretschmer Surname
Approximately 22,763 people bear this surname
Kretschmer Surname Definition:
(German) One who sold ale and wine, a tavernkeeper.
Kretschmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 18,712 | 1:4,302 | 497 |
| United States | 1,364 | 1:265,732 | 25,019 |
| Brazil | 689 | 1:310,703 | 11,977 |
| Australia | 476 | 1:56,714 | 6,917 |
| Austria | 370 | 1:23,015 | 3,620 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| Poland | 217 | 1:175,156 | 24,150 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| Czechia | 74 | 1:143,696 | 22,443 |
| Switzerland | 72 | 1:114,068 | 11,784 |
| Israel | 60 | 1:142,627 | 15,171 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
Kretschmer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who sold ale and wine, a tavernkeeper.
Kretschmer Demographics
Average Male Kretschmer Height
178.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kretschmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kretschmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kretschmer is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kretschmer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kretschmer is the 23,787th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 320,149 people. Kretschmer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Kretschmer live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 18,712 people, or 1 in 4,302. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Kretschmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kretschmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kretschmer surname expanded 1,705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kretschmer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kretschmer last name are 16.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.18% registered with the party.
The amount Kretschmer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.36% less than the national average, earning 289,468 kr per year; in Peru they earn 91.71% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,163 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.39% more than the national average, earning R 385,908 per year; in United States they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $49,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.9% more than the national average, earning $59,071 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kretchmer | 95 | 729 | / |
| Kretzschmer | 95 | 367 | / |
| Kraetschmer | 95 | 103 | / |
| Krestschmer | 95 | 9 | / |
| Kretshmer | 95 | 6 | / |
| Kretszchmer | 95 | 3 | / |
| Kretscmer | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kreitschmer | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kretschmier | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kraetzschmer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Krätschmer | 90 | 1,052 | / |
| Kratschmer | 90 | 541 | / |
| Krestchmer | 90 | 17 | / |
| Kritschmer | 90 | 0 | / |
| Kretchmeir | 90 | 0 | / |
| Krechmer | 89 | 217 | / |
| Kretsmer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kretcmer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kretschmerová | 87 | 68 | / |
| Krätzschmer | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kretschmayr | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kratzschmer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kraitschmer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kreichmer | 84 | 15 | / |
| Kretszmer | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kreychmer | 84 | 1 | / |
| Cretchmer | 84 | 0 | / |
| Kritchmer | 84 | 0 | / |
| Krecmer | 82 | 26 | / |
| Kretshmire | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kreczmer | 78 | 1,204 | / |
| Kretzmer | 78 | 613 | / |
| Krichmer | 78 | 58 | / |
| Krecsmer | 78 | 35 | / |
| Krätschmerová | 78 | 10 | / |
| Krotsmer | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kritsmer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kratsmer | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kratschmayr | 76 | 70 | / |
| Krätzschmär | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kreitzmer | 74 | 5 | / |
| Krechmair | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kretzmier | 74 | 1 | / |
| Krichmeer | 74 | 1 | / |
| Critchmer | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kretzmeir | 74 | 0 | / |
| Kretzmear | 74 | 0 | / |
| Krečmer | 71 | 276 | / |
| Krezmer | 71 | 24 | / |
| Krecmerova | 70 | 3 | / |
| Krecsmerová | 67 | 25 | / |
| Krecsmerova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kreczmerová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kraczmer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kroczmer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krezzmer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kratzmer | 67 | 1 | / |
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Kretschmer 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kretschmer
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