Kromer Surname

64,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Kromer Surname User-submission:

Kromer comes from Germany, where it is an occupational surname. It means 'small seller' or 'retailer'.

Kromer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4051:23,6433,134
United States2,9541:122,70113,079
Austria2631:32,3785,199
France2341:283,85843,588
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Argentina1391:307,50724,515
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
Russia771:1,871,728119,355
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
England311:1,797,35772,927
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5321:94,3969,653

The alternate forms: Krömer (3,495), Krómer (94) & Krõmer (10) are calculated separately.

Kromer (13) may also be a first name.

Kromer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kromer comes from Germany, where it is an occupational surname. It means 'small seller' or 'retailer'.

- pdxnoah

Kromer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kromer (Georgian: კრომერ, Russian: Кромер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Krömer, Krómer or Krõmer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kromer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 64,910th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 946,435 people. The surname Kromer is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kromer reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The surname Kromer is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 3,405 people, or 1 in 23,643. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 71 percent reside, Bavaria, where 9 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Austria, where 3 percent reside.

Kromer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kromer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kromer last name expanded 555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kromer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kromer surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kromer surname are 14.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kromer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 100.36% more than the national average, earning 693,402 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.6% more than the national average, earning R 455,304 per year; in United States they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $42,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning $37,733 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krömer943,495/
Krómer9494/
Krõmer9410/
Krohmer921,407/
Kroemer921,312/
Krommer92408/
Kroumer929/
Kroomer925/
Kromere922/
Kromeer921/
Kromert921/
Kroymer920/
Kroemmer8690/
Krommert8620/
Kromheer8610/
Kroehmer860/
Kramer83199,334/
Krämer8375,183/
Kremer8361,520/
Cromer8311,746/
Krémer83535/
Krámer83202/
Krumer83173/
Kromre832/
Krümer831/
Kromerová8047/
Kromerova8010/
Kraemer7729,072/
Krammer7711,139/
Krahmer771,631/
Kremmer77775/
Krähmer77289/
Krämmer77241/
Kruimer77216/
Krummer77176/
Kraamer77166/
Kreemer77145/
Cromier7776/
Kremeur7773/
Krümmer7768/
Crosmer7767/
Crommer7759/
Krehmer7739/
Kramert7726/
Kreumer7722/
Krömmer7720/
Croumer7715/
Kruymer7715/
Kıramer7710/
Kraëmer7710/
Kröhmer779/
Kcramer777/
Kremier776/
Kramerr774/
Kramier774/
Hkramer774/
Kremeir773/
Kramere773/
Kratmer773/
Kremeyr773/
Krgamer773/
Croemer772/
Kkramer772/
Krremer772/
Kremeer772/
Croomer771/
Krameer771/
Khramer771/
Krameir771/
Krametr771/
Kramerz771/
Krámmer771/
Krumere771/
Kraumer770/
Krumert770/
Krramer770/
Krommerová7532/
Krohmerová756/
Krommerova751/
Kraehmer71106/
Krummert71105/
Kruijmer7174/
Kraemmer7158/
Crommert7133/
Croumier7116/
Krotmire714/
Krehmeir711/
Krumheur711/
Kraemeur711/
D'Kramer711/
Krraemer710/
Kraemier710/
Cramer6765,517/
Crämer67427/
Kramerová67243/
Crumer67178/
Crémer67108/
Kramerova6787/
Kroismayr6754/
Krömerová6737/
Krämerová6729/
Kremyr6727/
Kårhammer6727/
Krumerová6722/
Kreuthmer6720/
Kreutmeyr6718/
Krottmair6710/
Kremir679/
Krahammer679/
Krammerrd675/
Crömer675/
Krámerová673/
Kramir672/
Kramér671/
Krämerova671/
Kroismair671/
Crámer671/
Cromir670/
Krumre670/
Crouthmer670/

Kromer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kromer in the Georgian language
კრომერkromer-
Kromer in the Russian language
Кромерkromer-

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Kromer Reference & Research

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