Krajnc Surname

59,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Krajnc Surname User-submission:

This surname refers to a person, who came from Kranjska (Slovenian), Krain (German) or Carniola (Latin). Kranjska is a historical region and crown land that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia.

Krajnc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7,6711:3243
Germany2181:369,29135,132
Austria1651:51,6098,132
Canada801:460,57039,784
Croatia641:66,07212,005
Australia451:599,90442,958
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Hungary121:818,02342,199
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Krajnč (3) are calculated separately.

Krajnc Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to a person, who came from Kranjska (Slovenian), Krain (German) or Carniola (Latin). Kranjska is a historical region and crown land that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia.

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Krajnc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krajnc is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Krajnč. Click here for further possible spellings of Krajnc.

How Common Is The Last Name Krajnc? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 59,785th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 863,965 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Krajnc live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Krajnc is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 7,671 people, or 1 in 324. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Drava, where 49 percent reside, Savinja, where 21 percent reside and Carinthia, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Krajnc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krajnc surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Krajnc earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 258.77% more than the national average, earning R 852,576 per year; in United States they earn 2.91% less than the national average, earning $41,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $49,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krajnč943/
Krajinc9210/
Krajncz928/
Krajnec925/
Kranc911,305/
Krancz83214/
Kranch83156/
Kranck8370/
Krainc8358/
Kraync8325/
Kranci8315/
Krajnk833/
Kratnc831/
Krantc830/
Kransc830/
Krajncová804/
Krajang7778/
Krajong7768/
Krajnek7724/
Krancke7719/
Kraunch778/
Kranche776/
Krainch773/
Krasnck771/
Krajank771/
Krantcz771/
Krannch770/
Krajancová7598/
Krajancova7512/
Kranz7328,388/
Krank731,106/
Krang73458/
Cranc734/
Kranż731/
Krjnq731/
Kranj731/
Krhajong7132/
Krasinck711/
Krancova711/
Krantz6715,110/
Krainz671,569/
Cranch67669/
Kranke67543/
Kkrang67352/
Krants67217/
Kraeng67148/
Kraunz6716/
Kraing6711/
Cranck676/
Kranks674/
Kransø673/
Crainc671/
Krasncová671/
Kreinc671/
Krangs671/
Krannz671/
Krantx671/
Kraink671/
Kraynz671/
Crancz670/
Kranzs670/
Kraung670/

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