Kreuter Surname

118,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kreuter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreuter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2761:35,3714,676
United States8091:448,03338,416
Austria4461:19,0932,960
Switzerland1361:60,3897,530
France411:1,620,066149,911
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Israel301:285,25425,178
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Denmark131:434,20928,556
England91:6,190,895170,599
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guyana11:762,22114,420
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Kreuter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreuter is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreuter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 118,512th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,878,233 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Kreuter live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kreuter is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,276 people, or 1 in 35,371. In Germany Kreuter is mostly found in: Hesse, where 25 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 24 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 11 percent reside.

Kreuter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kreuter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kreuter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kreuter last name are 16.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kreuter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.62% more than the national average, earning $49,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.96% more than the national average, earning $61,585 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreutter93583/
Kreuiter9381/
Kreuther9346/
Kreauter9312/
Kreuzter932/
Kreter921,004/
Kruter92206/
Kreiutter881/
Krauter863,421/
Kreiter862,881/
Krieter86855/
Kruiter86205/
Kreyter8692/
Kroeter8692/
Kraeter8635/
Kretter8632/
Krueter8626/
Krutter8621/
Kreeter865/
Krouter864/
Krether863/
Krejter863/
Krutier862/
Kruster862/
Kretger862/
Kreater861/
Krutger860/
Kruther860/
Kreuterová8213/
Kreuterova822/
Krautter80995/
Krechter8065/
Kroutter8047/
Kraether8039/
Kreither8031/
Kreitter8021/
Kruetter808/
Kriedter805/
Kraueter801/
Krauteer801/
Kräether801/
Kruszter801/
Kroutier801/
Kreather800/
Creuther800/
Krater77606/
Creter77566/
Kriter77119/
Kroter77112/
Kröter77100/
Cruter7736/
Kräter7722/
Kryter7715/
Kréter7710/
Krutir772/
Krêter771/
Krüter771/
Cretier711,379/
Creteur711,046/
Krotter71493/
Kritter71377/
Kratter71366/
Crouter71330/
Kroyter71127/
Kroiter71124/
Kraiter7189/
Cretter7153/
Krayter7145/
Creater7143/
Krajter7143/
Cruther7132/
Krauterová7116/
Creteer7116/
Cruiter718/
Kretterová718/
Krötter718/
Crester713/
Kröther713/
Krojter712/
Krather712/
Cruster712/
Khretre711/
Krataer711/
Krazter711/
Creeter711/
Krother711/
Krätter711/
Krohter711/
Craeter711/
Kraater711/
Crauter710/
Kridter710/
Kratier710/
Crether710/
Krytger710/
Crutter710/
Kreitir710/
Krotger710/
Crouther67281/
Crouster67117/
Krächter6786/
Croutear6756/
Croutier6751/
Cretteur6750/
Crettier6734/
Krochter6728/
Cruchter6713/
Creither6711/
Kraytter675/
Creather673/
Cruteher672/
Crauther672/
Krattger671/
Krayster671/
Krishter671/
Creyster671/
Crutther671/
Krooster671/
Kroitere671/
Krachter671/
Creaster670/
Cretther670/
Kratteer670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kreuter
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