Cruywagen Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Cruywagen Surname Definition:

“Wheelbarrow” or “Push-cart” in Dutch.

Cruywagen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8901:60,8747,690
Namibia1061:22,7303,832
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Cruywagen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Wheelbarrow” or “Push-cart” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Cruywagen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cruywagen is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cruywagen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 355,394th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,123,701 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Cruywagen live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 890 people, or 1 in 60,874. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Free State, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Cruywagen Last Name Statistics demography

Cruywagen earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.47% more than the national average, earning R 329,052 per year.

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Kerwagen712/
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Gragen6760/
Krugen6759/
Grugen6747/
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Crogen6710/
Carageane672/
Crugin672/
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