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 more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krischer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 268,397th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,012,067 people. Krischer is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Krischer live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Krischer is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,132 people, or 1 in 71,118. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 8 percent are found. Other than Germany Krischer exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Krischer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Krischer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krischer surname rose 1,145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krischer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krischer last name are 34.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.76% registered to vote for 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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