Krettinger Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krettinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krettinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Krettinger Last Name Facts

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

Krettinger is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Krettinger.

How Common Is The Last Name Krettinger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Krettinger live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 50 percent are found and Bavaria, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Germany Krettinger occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Hungary, where 5 percent are found.

Krettinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Krettinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krettinger surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krettinger Last Name Statistics demography

Krettinger earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

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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 Krettinger
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