Krets Surname

253,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Krets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7071:203,85222,377
Ukraine6821:66,7499,584
Kazakhstan371:477,90535,586
Transnistria281:16,9543,121
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Krets (19) may also be a first name.

Krets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krets (Russian: Крец) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krets? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 253,664th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,677,501 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Krets are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Krets is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Krets is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 707 people, or 1 in 203,852. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Altai Krai, where 12 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Kirov Oblast, where 5 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 44 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Krets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Krets has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krets surname grew 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Krets last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Krets surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kretts9187/
Kreyts9165/
Kroets9130/
Kraets919/
Kreits919/
Kreuts914/
Kyrets914/
Kriets911/
Kreets911/
Kretsh911/
Kretzs911/
Kretse910/
Kretsch83922/
Kayrets8319/
Krzhets833/
Kraetsh833/
Kroetsh832/
Kairets831/
Khroets831/
Kretchs831/
Kretz808,026/
Kirts80901/
Crets80484/
Krits80198/
Kerts80136/
Kryts80100/
Krecs8049/
Kyrts8035/
Kreds8019/
Kretc801/
Kröts801/
Kroetsch77847/
Krietsch77493/
Kraetsch77242/
Kreitsch77118/
Kretsova7722/
Kretzsch7722/
Khayrets773/
Krestsch772/
Kreutsch771/
Kretsche771/
Kreutz7312,417/
Kreitz733,518/
Kroetz731,320/
Kraetz73175/
Krietz73139/
Kreetz73133/
Kreatz73112/
Kretch73111/
Creyts7367/
Kruyts7338/
Kraits7334/
Kertsz7326/
Krayts7322/
Kroyts7322/
Kherts7318/
Kreics7315/
Kritts739/
Khrits738/
Krijts737/
Kretci736/
Kreytz735/
Kertts733/
Cretts733/
Criets733/
Kresci733/
Kyorts732/
Crests732/
Krieds732/
Kritsz732/
Kretze732/
Kroits732/
Khryts732/
Kredds731/
Kirsts731/
Kersts731/
Gkerts731/
Gkretz731/
Krytes730/
Kreids730/
Creets730/
Kierts730/
Kryths730/
Creits730/
Krietzsch7131/
Kroetzsch7129/
Kraetzsch711/
Kritsch67556/
Krez67360/
Krec67261/
Kreč67209/
Krätsch67119/
Creates67118/
Kertsch6757/
Kreijtz6728/
Krötsch6728/
Kretche6723/
Kreć6718/
Kroitts6711/
Kairetz6710/
Kretschová6710/
Kirtsch674/
Kreitze671/
Krestch671/
Cretsch671/
Kristsø671/
Kraists671/
Krietcz670/
Creetsh670/
Kreatch670/

Krets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krets in the Russian language
Крецkrec-

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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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  • 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 Krets
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