Krischer Surname

268,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krischer Surname Definition:

(from a place name) The Hungarian town of Szent-Kereszt (Holy Cross) is called in Slavic Svaty Krish. In Yiddish it was shortened to Krish. Krisher means “one coming from Krish.”

Krischer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1321:71,1189,044
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
France181:3,690,151224,666
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Krischer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) The Hungarian town of Szent-Kereszt (Holy Cross) is called in Slavic Svaty Krish. In Yiddish it was shortened to Krish. Krisher means “one coming from Krish.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Krischer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krischer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krischer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 268,397th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,012,067 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Krischer live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,132 people, or 1 in 71,118. In Germany Krischer is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Krischer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Krischer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krischer last name expanded 1,145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krischer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Krischer are 34.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.76% registered with the party.

Krischer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreischer942,855/
Kriescher94512/
Kritscher9486/
Kraischer9415/
Krisher931,036/
Kreisher88630/
Kritcher8861/
Kriesher8828/
Kroicher8816/
Krescher883/
Kruscher883/
Crischer882/
Kraisher881/
Krissher881/
Kruisher881/
Kraicher881/
Kriser86337/
Kricer861/
Kreuscher82437/
Kruisheer82192/
Kretscher8231/
Creischer8225/
Kreyscher8215/
Kreisherr827/
Krüschert827/
Krieshcer822/
Kruescher821/
Kreascher821/
Kreishcer821/
Kriesceer821/
Craischer821/
Critscher821/
Kridcherd821/
Kreitcher820/
Cruischer820/
Cristcher820/
Kreiser803,226/
Krieser801,236/
Kraiser80137/
Crisher80101/
Kraicer8046/
Krysher8043/
Krecher8031/
Krusher8027/
Kresher8017/
Kruiser804/
Krisger803/
Krishir801/
Krisser801/
Cricher801/
Kreicer801/
Krächer801/
Kricere801/
Kruicer800/
Krisert800/
Kruijsheer7814/
Kreitschir782/
Critcher751,354/
Kraisser7583/
Creisher7532/
Kreisser7532/
Kreiczer7526/
Kriesser7513/
Kreitser7512/
Krychear759/
Kraichyr757/
Kraitser756/
Kreusher755/
Kretcher754/
Kreicere754/
Kreisger753/
Kreisier752/
Kreitcer751/
Kreuscer751/
Kroisier751/
Kroisser751/
Khrusher751/
Critsher750/
Kreiszer750/
Crescher750/
Kruser71694/
Criser71187/
Kreser71141/
Krycer7129/
Krixer7111/
Kruysheer718/
Kräser716/
Krecer714/
Kryser714/
Kreushcer713/
Krucer712/
Kreissier711/
Creishere711/
Kretschir711/
Critchert710/
Critchear710/
Kreuser672,048/
Kresser671,135/
Krajcer67947/
Critser67642/
Kretser67214/
Krusser67173/
Krecere6785/
Kruuser6766/
Kreyser6745/
Croiser6733/
Kroizer6727/
Kraißer6727/
Kraycer6723/
Krojcer6722/
Kresier6720/
Krueser6718/
Creiser6714/
Krayser679/
Kreißer678/
Krytser674/
Crisier673/
Kruecer673/
Crecher672/
Kreaser671/
Kreeser671/
Crihser671/
Craiser671/
Krajtschir671/
Kreucer671/
Krysier671/
Cruiser670/
Crisser670/
Kretcer670/
Crycher670/
Krydser670/

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