Kral Surname
Approximately 13,691 people bear this surname
Kral Surname User-submission:
(Czech, Slovak, and eastern German of Slavic origin) From the western Slavic word kral (king), a derivative of the personal name Karl (Charles), the name of the Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne (Latin name Carolus Magnus).
Read More About This SurnameKral Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,150 | 1:87,340 | 9,841 |
| Germany | 2,833 | 1:28,417 | 3,732 |
| Austria | 1,788 | 1:4,763 | 530 |
| Poland | 1,152 | 1:32,994 | 5,080 |
| Czechia | 1,132 | 1:9,394 | 1,230 |
| Netherlands | 300 | 1:56,291 | 9,664 |
| Canada | 236 | 1:156,125 | 15,843 |
| Turkey | 212 | 1:367,082 | 22,844 |
| Slovakia | 192 | 1:27,794 | 4,771 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Cambodia | 152 | 1:101,889 | 2,405 |
| Australia | 116 | 1:232,722 | 21,885 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Italy | 101 | 1:605,512 | 55,891 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Russia | 91 | 1:1,583,770 | 106,512 |
| Croatia | 90 | 1:46,984 | 9,150 |
| France | 78 | 1:851,573 | 100,617 |
| Sweden | 76 | 1:129,563 | 9,162 |
| Ukraine | 72 | 1:632,260 | 68,217 |
| Switzerland | 64 | 1:128,327 | 12,782 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Romania | 59 | 1:340,303 | 29,553 |
| Serbia | 44 | 1:162,385 | 10,827 |
| Azerbaijan | 36 | 1:268,031 | 6,422 |
| Northern Cyprus | 34 | 1:9,383 | 2,356 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Bulgaria | 16 | 1:436,182 | 20,063 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Král (10,390) are calculated separately.
Kral (289) may also be a first name.
Kral Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Czech, Slovak, and eastern German of Slavic origin) From the western Slavic word kral (king), a derivative of the personal name Karl (Charles), the name of the Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne (Latin name Carolus Magnus). The word kral as a generic term meaning 'king' became widespread throughout eastern Europe in the Middle Ages; in Byzantium it generally denoted the kings of Serbia. As a surname, it generally arose either as an occupational name for a servant of the king or as an ironic nickname for one who gave himself regal airs. The surname is also found in German, often in the spelling Krahl.
- annasizeKral is an anglicisation of the Czech surname Král, meaning 'king (masculine)'.
- merbert66Kral Demographics
Kral Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Kral Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kral Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kral (Russian: Краль) is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms: Král. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kral? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kral is the 38,413th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 532,287 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Kral are found; 37 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 519,842nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 289 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,150 people, or 1 in 87,340. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 13 percent live.
Kral Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kral last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kral surname are 15.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.75% registered with the party.
The amount Kral earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning 412,205 kr per year; in Peru they earn 73.7% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,098 per year; in South Africa they earn 83.06% more than the national average, earning R 435,024 per year; in United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $47,352 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kral Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kral in the Russian language | ||
| Краль | kral | - |
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