Krettner Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Krettner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Krettner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krettner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Krettner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Krettner? popularity and diffusion
Krettner is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Krettner is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Krettner live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Krettner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Krettner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Krettner
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