Kriwetz Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kriwetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriwetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria611:139,59718,914
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kriwetz Last Name Facts

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

Kriwetz has its highest incidence in Austria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kriwetz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriwetz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Kriwetz is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kriwetz live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Kriwetz is most commonly held in Austria, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 139,597. In Austria Kriwetz is mostly found in: Styria, where 95 percent live, Burgenland, where 2 percent live and Carinthia, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Austria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kriwez9221/
Kriwitz8651/
Krivetz8646/
Kriewitz80108/
Kraivetz802/
Kroivetz801/
Kriwiz777/
Kriwec771/
Kraiwetch751/
Krivets712,369/
Krevitz71174/
Krivitz71109/
Kribitz7198/
Krewitz7113/
Kriwacz714/
Krebetz711/
Kriwitzowa711/
Krevetz711/
Kraiwech6737/
Krzivets678/
Kroivets672/
Krayvitz671/

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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
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  • 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 Kriwetz
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