Cruger Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Cruger Surname Definition:

See Kruger.

Cruger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6011:603,09349,067
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:188,08516,600

The alternate forms: Crüger (191) are calculated separately.

Cruger (67) may also be a first name.

Cruger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Kruger.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Cruger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cruger is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Crüger. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cruger? popularity and diffusion

Cruger is the 437,497th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. The last name Cruger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cruger live; 78 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cruger is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 67 people.

The surname Cruger is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States Cruger is mostly found in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Cruger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cruger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cruger surname expanded 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cruger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cruger surname are 21.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cruger earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning R 260,856 per year and in United States they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $46,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crüger94191/
Crunger9234/
Crugher9223/
Cruguer927/
Crouger925/
Creuger922/
Crugger921/
Crauger920/
Cruiger920/
Crugier920/
Cruge9114/
Chrauger861/
Creuguer861/
Schruger861/
Kruger83118,138/
Cruser83752/
Crudge83306/
Croger83150/
Cruzer8327/
Crucer8319/
Crauge831/
Cruges831/
Crujer831/
Cruget831/
Xruger831/
Schrauger80105/
Kreuger771,787/
Crouser77623/
Crauser77317/
Krugger77185/
Kruguer77141/
Kruiger77124/
Creuzer7762/
Crauzer7727/
Krugher7717/
Cruguet7717/
Crouzer7716/
Crogier7715/
Creuser7712/
Krauger7712/
Krugerr7712/
Cruizer7711/
Krugier7711/
Crucher777/
Krunger777/
Crooger776/
Krouger775/
Croeger775/
Shruger774/
Kkruger772/
Krugeer772/
Krudger771/
Krusger771/
Crougey771/
Crutcer771/
Croucer771/
Krujger771/
Kruuger771/
Krucger771/
Crogger770/
Cruiser770/
Srauger770/
Sruiger770/
Khruger770/
Krutger770/
Crugget770/
Crogher770/
Cruse7316,564/
Cruze737,976/
Cruce733,074/
Kruge73188/
Cruje7393/
Croge7358/
Cruga736/
Crugi731/
Crutcher718,440/
Croucher717,850/
Crouzier71857/
Shrauger71294/
Creusier71113/
Crousier7197/
Creusere7115/
Cruthcer7110/
Cruchier719/
Crausier719/
Crutcehr712/
Schroger712/
Kruiguer712/
Krougher711/
Creuzier711/
Craucher710/
Kreugher710/
Croggier710/
Krusgher710/
Crouse6722,506/
Cruise6710,062/
Kroger673,049/
Crause672,379/
Kruser67694/
Creuze67489/
Cruzet67305/
Cruset67293/
Cruzes67242/
Crozer67228/
Crucey67196/
Cruses67176/
Kruzer67170/
Crusey67150/
Creuse67105/
Cruize6758/
Crüzer6753/
Croutcher6752/
Crogie6745/
Crauze6729/
Cruzjr6710/
Crouze679/
Crouce677/
Cruthcher676/
Cruzez676/
Cruuse675/
Krugerová675/
Shraugher673/
Kruges673/
Crujed673/
Craughead672/
Krucer672/
Krujer672/
Crusez672/
Cruzee672/
Krúger672/
Krudge671/
Krugie671/
Crutcherr671/
Cruzey671/
Cruzei671/
Krugre671/
Kcruce671/
Krugerova671/
Kruige671/
Krużer671/
Krouge671/
Kreuge670/
Crusea670/
Crusir670/
Krugez670/
Croughead670/
Crujse670/
Schrogger670/
Crusje670/
Cruzie670/

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