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
Krettner occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Krettner? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Krettner are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Krettner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Krettner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krettner surname 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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