Krätz Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Krätz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 346 | 1:232,675 | 25,787 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Kratz (19,820) are calculated separately.
Krätz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krätz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Krätz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kratz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Krätz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Krätz is the 802,733rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Krätz are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 232,675. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 39 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 36 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kratz | 93 | 19,820 | / |
| Kretz | 80 | 8,026 | / |
| Krotz | 80 | 2,862 | / |
| Kritz | 80 | 1,126 | / |
| Krötz | 80 | 820 | / |
| Krytz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Krätzsch | 77 | 25 | / |
| Krä | 75 | 66 | / |
| Kreutz | 73 | 12,417 | / |
| Kraatz | 73 | 5,094 | / |
| Kreitz | 73 | 3,518 | / |
| Kroetz | 73 | 1,320 | / |
| Kraetz | 73 | 175 | / |
| Krietz | 73 | 139 | / |
| Kreetz | 73 | 133 | / |
| Kreatz | 73 | 112 | / |
| Krahtz | 73 | 65 | / |
| Kruitz | 73 | 55 | / |
| Kraitz | 73 | 52 | / |
| Krattz | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kraytz | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kreytz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kritze | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kroytz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Krotsz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kretze | 73 | 2 | / |
| Krittz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kritsz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kraztz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gkretz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gkritz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kretzs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krajtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kroitz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kret | 67 | 5,615 | / |
| Kriz | 67 | 4,016 | / |
| Krit | 67 | 2,800 | / |
| Kryt | 67 | 1,130 | / |
| Krez | 67 | 360 | / |
| Kräh | 67 | 230 | / |
| Krätsch | 67 | 119 | / |
| Kräß | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kröz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kryz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kreijtz | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kréz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Krza | 67 | 16 | / |
| Krét | 67 | 15 | / |
| Krzy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kräzsch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Krýz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kroittz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kreitze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kríz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krietcz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Krjz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Krätz
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