Kruger Surname
Approximately 118,138 people bear this surname
Kruger Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Publican [Ger. krüger; from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. krug, jug, pot; O.H.Ger. kruog]
Read More About This SurnameKruger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 65,220 | 1:831 | 70 |
| United States | 19,499 | 1:18,589 | 2,339 |
| Brazil | 13,233 | 1:16,177 | 817 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Australia | 4,103 | 1:6,580 | 967 |
| Canada | 2,462 | 1:14,966 | 2,193 |
| Argentina | 1,310 | 1:32,629 | 2,716 |
| Netherlands | 1,098 | 1:15,380 | 2,321 |
| England | 1,093 | 1:50,977 | 6,304 |
| France | 714 | 1:93,029 | 13,494 |
| Namibia | 694 | 1:3,472 | 608 |
| Germany | 486 | 1:165,649 | 19,614 |
| New Zealand | 358 | 1:12,649 | 2,205 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Chile | 248 | 1:71,034 | 2,917 |
| Spain | 234 | 1:199,795 | 13,704 |
| Botswana | 188 | 1:11,633 | 2,210 |
| Zimbabwe | 135 | 1:114,357 | 15,590 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Peru | 90 | 1:353,157 | 12,093 |
| Thailand | 79 | 1:894,156 | 140,446 |
| Ecuador | 71 | 1:224,026 | 8,184 |
| Norway | 69 | 1:74,526 | 10,434 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Paraguay | 56 | 1:129,228 | 2,804 |
| Mexico | 54 | 1:2,298,633 | 20,081 |
| Denmark | 40 | 1:141,118 | 12,512 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Nicaragua | 22 | 1:273,686 | 2,870 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Iceland | 18 | 1:21,116 | 1,735 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 96 | 1:253,910 | 18,354 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,043 | 1:16,503 | 2,097 |
The alternate forms: Krüger (161,689), Krűger (9) & Krúger (2) are calculated separately.
Kruger (503) may also be a first name.
Kruger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Publican [Ger. krüger; from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. krug, jug, pot; O.H.Ger. kruog]
“Inn-Keeper” in German. Compare Afrikaans “Kroeg” for “Bar”.
(German) A publican or innkeeper.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'publican', 'pub owner', 'innkeeper', or '(traveling) harness dealer' in ancient German. It comes from the word krug, which means 'tavern', 'inn', or 'jug'.
- Matthias KrügerKruger Demographics
Average Kruger Salary in
United States
$45,784 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kruger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kruger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kruger (Georgian: კრუგერ) occurs most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant: Krüger, Krűger or Krúger. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kruger? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kruger is the 4,776th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 61,687 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Kruger reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kruger is also the 377,962nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 503 people.
The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 65,220 people, or 1 in 831. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, Western Cape, where 14 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent reside. Beside South Africa Kruger occurs in 123 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.
Kruger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kruger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kruger surname rose 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 780 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 338 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 371 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kruger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kruger last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (78%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kruger surname are 17.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.98% registered with the political party.
The amount Kruger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning €37,762 per year; in Peru they earn 308.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,283 per year; in South Africa they earn 84.03% more than the national average, earning R 437,328 per year; in United States they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $45,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,815 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kruger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kruger in the Georgian language | ||
| კრუგერ | kruger | - |
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Kruger Reference & Research
Creager-Krieger, etc FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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