Kretzschmar Surname

32,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kretzschmar Surname Definition:

(German) One who sold ale and wine, a tavernkeeper.

Kretzschmar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,2501:5,650681
United States9791:370,23432,841
Brazil3351:639,02823,681
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
France1201:553,52375,172
Canada581:635,26952,014
England541:1,031,81650,675
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Austria431:198,03324,866
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Kretzschmar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who sold ale and wine, a tavernkeeper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kretzschmar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kretzschmar is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kretzschmar.

How Common Is The Last Name Kretzschmar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,689th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 447,941 people. The last name Kretzschmar is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Kretzschmar reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 14,250 people, or 1 in 5,650. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 47 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Kretzschmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kretzschmar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kretzschmar last name expanded 3,263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kretzschmar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kretzschmar last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kretzschmar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 258.37% more than the national average, earning R 851,616 per year; in United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $54,874 CAD per year.

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Kretzschmar Reference & Research

Kretschmann DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kretschmann FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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