Cronje Surname

29,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cronje Surname Definition:

“Cave Dweller” in French. Corruption of Crosnier.

Cronje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa17,0351:3,180422
England2251:247,63620,113
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Australia1291:209,26920,284
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Wales91:343,83718,086
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Cronjé (2,665), Cronjè (5) & Cronjë (4) are calculated separately.

Cronje (175) may also be a first name.

Cronje Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Cave Dweller” in French. Corruption of Crosnier.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Cronje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cronje occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Cronjé, Cronjè or Cronjë. For other possible spellings of Cronje click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cronje? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cronje is the 29,716th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,684 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Cronje reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 175 people.

The last name Cronje is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 17,035 people, or 1 in 3,180. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.

Cronje Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cronje surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cronje earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.69% more than the national average, earning R 453,156 per year; in United States they earn 39.96% more than the national average, earning $60,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.38% more than the national average, earning $62,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cronjé942,665/
Cronjè945/
Cronjë944/
Cronjie9211/
Cronjea923/
Chronje921/
Cronjee921/
Cronjée921/
Crondje921/
Crone9112,139/
Cronj9118/
Cronijer861/
Cronjesj861/
Croney831,903/
Croner83862/
Cronce83627/
Cronie83551/
Croone83139/
Cronne8373/
Crones8366/
Cronet8336/
Crosne8327/
Cronze8322/
Cronji8310/
Croyne838/
Croune838/
Crunje836/
Kronje836/
Croneu834/
Cronjä834/
Cronge833/
Cronee831/
Cronea831/
Sronje831/
Cronye831/
Crohne831/
Cromje831/
Croine830/
Cronse830/
Cronier771,901/
Scronce77904/
Crounse77597/
Croneis7756/
Crosner7732/
Cronnie7730/
Crooney7729/
Crosney7721/
Kronjee7715/
Crooner7711/
Croënne7710/
Croneiß779/
Krohnje776/
Cronneh775/
Krontje774/
Croncea774/
Crounce773/
Cronett772/
Cronies772/
Cronney771/
Croiner771/
Cromner771/
Cronhee771/
Croniea771/
Croones771/
D'Crone771/
Crosnes771/
Crounes771/
Crogney771/
Croncez771/
Croinne771/
Cronest770/
Cronner770/
Crotney770/
Cronnse770/
Crouner770/
Croness770/
Cromnie770/
Croncer770/
Cronche770/
Chronce770/
Cronger770/
Chronie770/
Cronnes770/
Cronzet770/
Croiney770/
Crane7378,842/
Krone7311,251/
Crona73732/
Croni73125/
Croné7343/
Crony7321/
Cronx734/
Crons733/
Cronz731/
Crône731/
Crosnier714,396/
Schronce71673/
Kroontje71223/
Cronshey71194/
Crognier71141/
Cronnier7141/
Cronchey7119/
Chronéer7112/
Cronneit718/
Croinier717/
Cromnier714/
Cronehed714/
Chronier713/
Croneiss713/
Crogness711/
Cronsier711/
Scrounce711/
Chroneér711/
Croutney711/
Crogniez711/
Croisner711/
Croncher710/
Croinger710/
Crounser710/
Croohner710/
Krohne671,791/
Craner671,712/
Craney671,660/
Chroni671,657/
Crance671,275/
Kroone67475/
Sronce67375/
Craane67371/
Crotinger67234/
Cranes67185/
Kronja67144/
Cronst67133/
Croons67127/
Cronch67118/
Cronis67107/
Kronaj67106/
Croona6799/
Cranie6792/
Cranet6762/
Kroney6755/
Cranea6735/
Crogni6728/
Khrone6721/
Kronji6716/
Crohns6715/
Kroune6715/
Cronås6715/
Kranje6713/
Cronci6711/
Croisnier6711/
Cramne6710/
Cranse676/
Kroneh676/
Cranja675/
Cranne674/
Crange674/
Cronneitt673/
Cragne673/
Cranee672/
Kronce672/
Cronio672/
Cranez672/
Cranep671/
Krosne671/
Kcrane671/
Kroneu671/
Kronge671/
Kronie671/
Cronih671/
Cronna671/
Crumje671/
Cranze671/
Sronge671/
Crasne671/
Craune671/
Creune671/
Kronne671/
Croins670/
Kronse670/
Chronchey670/
Cromns670/
Crunie670/
Cronny670/
Cronni670/
Croiny670/
Kronze670/
Cronzy670/
Crouny670/
Schronzer670/
Crouni670/
Krrone670/

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