Kretzel Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kretzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kretzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria251:340,61736,996
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kretzel Last Name Facts

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

Kretzel is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kretzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kretzel are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 340,617. In Austria it is mostly found in: Lower Austria, where 68 percent are found, Burgenland, where 28 percent are found and Vienna, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Austria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 16 percent are found.

Kretzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kretzel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kretzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kretzel last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kretzel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.56% less than the national average, earning R 10,548 per year; in United States they earn 59.04% more than the national average, earning $68,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $59,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krestzel9328/
Kraetzel937/
Kretzell930/
Krezel92391/
Kretzl9281/
Kratzel86456/
Kreizel86201/
Krätzel8697/
Kriezel8656/
Kertzel8632/
Kirtzel8626/
Kreuzel8620/
Kritzel8617/
Krezell864/
Kraetzl861/
Kroetzl861/
Kretsel861/
Kreazel860/
Cretzel860/
Kretzschel8222/
Kritzell8044/
Kirtzell806/
Keertzel801/
Kertzell800/
Krestgel800/
Kerzel77743/
Kratzl77226/
Krozel77210/
Krizel77114/
Krötzl77100/
Krazel7740/
Kritzl7729/
Krätzl7720/
Crezel775/
Kirzel771/
Krecel771/
Kretsl771/
Kretschel7587/
Krechel711,291/
Krajzel7188/
Kraizel7175/
Kierzel7121/
Creuzel7117/
Kreizyl7113/
Krozell7113/
Kretselova715/
Krotsel712/
Krätzschel711/
Crezoel711/
Kruizel711/
Kriztzl711/
Krizell711/
Creazel710/
Kratsel710/
Krýzl6719/
Krézl6714/
Creizell672/
Kritchel672/
Kreichel670/
Kertsell670/

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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 Kretzel
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