Kretzen Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Kretzen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kretzen Demographics
Average Kretzen Salary in
South Africa
R 435,108
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kretzen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kretzen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kretzen is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kretzen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Kretzen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Kretzen are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 934,098. In South Africa Kretzen is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.
Kretzen Last Name Statistics demography
Kretzen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.1% more than the national average, earning R 435,108 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kreutzen | 93 | 22 | / |
| Kreitzen | 93 | 17 | / |
| Krezen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kroezen | 86 | 2,034 | / |
| Kreuzen | 86 | 136 | / |
| Kritzen | 86 | 46 | / |
| Kratzen | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kertzen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Krotzen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kretsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Krytzen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kretzing | 80 | 163 | / |
| Kratzien | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kristzen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kretchen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krezan | 77 | 44 | / |
| Krizen | 77 | 29 | / |
| Krezin | 77 | 27 | / |
| Crezen | 77 | 26 | / |
| Kerzen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Krozen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kirzen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Krazen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Krotzn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kreizienė | 75 | 35 | / |
| Kretzhann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kratzin | 71 | 186 | / |
| Krotsen | 71 | 101 | / |
| Kruyzen | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kritzon | 71 | 13 | / |
| Krotzin | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kritzin | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kruizen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cretzan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kritsen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kretsin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kertsen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kratsen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kertgen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kreezan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khrezan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kreczyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kreuzin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirtsen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krechen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Krytsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cretsen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Crotzen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Critzen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kruijzen | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kerzienė | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kritchen | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cretchen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kirtchen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Krečienė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cruitzen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kretšina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kradzien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kertzion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kredseng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kritshen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kretchin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khertsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kreitson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kertzson | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kretzen
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