Cronjé Surname

163,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,665 people bear this surname

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

Cronjé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cronjé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6531:20,4212,586
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cronje (18,008) & Cronjè (5) are calculated separately.

Cronjé (10) may also be a first name.

Cronjé Last Name Facts

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

Cronjé is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Cronje or Cronjè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cronjé? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cronjé is the 163,062nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,734,539 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cronjé are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Cronjé is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 2,653 people, or 1 in 20,421. In South Africa Cronjé is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, Western Cape, where 17 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Cronjé exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cronje9418,008/
Cronjè945/
Cronjée921/
Cronji8310/
Cronjä834/
Cronjie7711/
Cronjea773/
Cronjee771/
Chronje771/
Cronjesj711/
Cronijer711/
Cronie67551/
Kronja67144/
Kronji6716/
Kronje676/
Cranja675/
Cronge673/
Cromje671/
Cronye671/

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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 Cronjé
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