Krächan Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krächan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krächan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2331:345,51733,688
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Krachan (194) are calculated separately.

Krächan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krächan is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Krachan. For other potential spellings of Krächan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krächan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,064,392nd most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Krächan live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 345,517. In Germany it is most common in: Saarland, where 94 percent reside, Hesse, where 3 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 1 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 0 percent reside.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Krächan
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