Krečar Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Krečar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krečar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3501:10,1042,028
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Krecar (17) are calculated separately.

Krečar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krečar is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also appear as a variant: Krecar. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Krečar? popularity and diffusion

Krečar is the 775,315th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name Krečar occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krečar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 10,104. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Krečar is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 58 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 42 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 2 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krecar9417/
Kreuzar7735/
Kreicar7731/
Krejsar7730/
Kreysar7729/
Kreshar771/
Kkresar771/
Kretzar770/
Kreisar770/
Krychear719/
Krejchar712/
Kreutzar711/
Kreatzar710/
Kirchear710/
Kreishar710/
Kırçar6777/
Krizar6737/
Krisar6710/
Krecarová674/
Cresar673/
Kerzar673/
Krysar672/
Køressaar671/
Kresarova671/
Crecar671/
Krozar671/
Krazar670/
Kretschar670/

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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 Krečar
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