Krull Surname

37,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krull Surname Definition:

(German) The curly-headed man.

Krull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,6111:12,1781,566
United States5,5341:65,4977,644
Brazil5621:380,91514,557
South Africa4091:132,46415,455
Canada2211:166,72216,788
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Denmark771:73,3087,251
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Sweden401:246,16917,052
France381:1,747,966156,445
Australia331:818,05251,601
England231:2,422,52489,093
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Austria101:851,54467,454
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Macau11:601,6301,582
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:109,88810,957

The alternate forms: Krüll (1,407) & Krúll (1) are calculated separately.

Krull (15) may also be a first name.

Krull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The curly-headed man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Krull Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krull (Russian: Крулл) is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Krüll or Krúll. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Krull? popularity and diffusion

Krull is the 37,811th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 523,267 people. Krull occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Krull live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. Krull is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 6,611 people, or 1 in 12,178. In Germany Krull is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 37 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Krull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Krull has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krull surname rose 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krull Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Krull are 21.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Krull earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $47,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% less than the national average, earning $45,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krüll931,407/
Krúll931/
Krulle9128/
Kroull910/
Kraull910/
Krul895,308/
Krusell83790/
Krutell8328/
Kroll8042,070/
Crull802,178/
Kraul801,126/
Kreul801,083/
Khrul801,054/
Kroul80203/
Kruhl80185/
Krule8039/
Króll801/
Krusl800/
Krullová7732/
Kruchell7719/
Khrucell7712/
Krussill773/
Krullova771/
Kroell73613/
Kraule73183/
Krňoul7394/
Kreule7390/
Krausl7318/
Krault7317/
Kroutl7315/
Krutyl7310/
Crulle738/
Khroll735/
Khrule732/
Krooll732/
Craull731/
Kroule731/
Krußel731/
Kreutl731/
Krouhl731/
Krusle730/
Croull730/
Cruill730/
Kruschell7117/
Kraussell712/
Krol6717,674/
Kroutil67954/
Kreusel67901/
Crul67697/
Król67520/
Kreutel67476/
Krulová67342/
Kreußel67260/
Krussel67173/
Kruszel67103/
Crusell6774/
Kruusel6769/
Krulova6747/
Krausel6728/
Krůl6724/
Kroutel6719/
Krousel6713/
Krautil678/
Kruchel677/
Kruchyl673/
Krúl673/
Kruttel671/
Croulle671/
Qrul671/
Krousil671/
Kroucil671/
Crucell670/
Kreusle670/
Kruisel670/

Krull Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krull in the Russian language
Круллkrull-

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