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 occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kretzschmar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,689th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 447,941 people. The last name Kretzschmar occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kretzschmar reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 14,250 people, or 1 in 5,650. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saxony, where 47 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany Kretzschmar exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Kretzschmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kretzschmar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kretzschmar last name rose 3,263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kretzschmar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kretzschmar surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% 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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