Kritz Surname

329,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Kritz Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, a cross; one who proclaimed the orders or messages of a court.

Kritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8221:440,94837,906
Germany811:993,89568,573
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Austria271:315,38635,058
Finland241:229,02918,579
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
England201:2,785,90397,972
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
India81:95,883,173728,828
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Kritz (73) may also be a first name.

Kritz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, a cross; one who proclaimed the orders or messages of a court.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kritz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kritz (Arabic: كريتز) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kritz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kritz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kritz is the 329,243rd most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,472,066 people. Kritz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Kritz reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kritz is also the 1,134,117th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 73 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 822 people, or 1 in 440,948. In The United States Kritz is most common in: California, where 15 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Kritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kritz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kritz last name expanded 548 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kritz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kritz surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Kritz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $41,068 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $56,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreitz913,518/
Krietz91139/
Kruitz9155/
Kraitz9152/
Kritze913/
Krittz912/
Kritsz912/
Gkritz911/
Kroitz910/
Kriz894,016/
Kreijtz8328/
Kroittz832/
Kreitze831/
Krietcz830/
Kretz808,026/
Krutz801,273/
Critz80857/
Krätz80349/
Krits80198/
Kricz80115/
Kreiz8064/
Kroiz8049/
Kraiz8038/
Krizs8032/
Krizh8023/
Krytz806/
Kruiz802/
Kcriz801/
Krütz801/
Kroitzsh7710/
Kreutz7312,417/
Creitz73387/
Kreetz73133/
Kőrizs73128/
Kritch73123/
Kreatz73112/
Kraicz7339/
Kreicz7339/
Kraits7334/
Kruetz7319/
Kritts739/
Kreits739/
Croitz738/
Khrits738/
Crietz737/
Kraytz737/
Krijts737/
Kreytz735/
Kridzh734/
Kroizs733/
Kroytz733/
Khreiz732/
Kroits732/
Kretze732/
Gkretz731/
Kretzs731/
Craitz731/
Kriscz731/
Kriets731/
Critze730/
Kreidz730/
Krajtz730/
Kroitzsch7193/
Krietzsch7131/
Kruitzsch711/
Kraitzsch711/
Kric671,002/
Kritsch67556/
Krez67360/
Criz67180/
Kréz6725/
Kroitts6711/
Qriz673/
Krić672/
Krýz672/
Kraitch672/
Kristsø671/
Kríz671/
Keheriz671/
Krutzsh671/
Kraists671/
Kruizch670/
Krjz670/

Kritz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kritz in the Arabic language
كريتزkrytz-

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