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
Average Male Kral Height
177.85 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kral Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kral Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kral (Russian: Краль) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Král. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kral? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kral is the 38,413th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 532,287 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kral reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kral is also the 519,842nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 289 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,150 people, or 1 in 87,340. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 81 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent reside and Austria, where 13 percent reside.
Kral Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kral are 15.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.75% being 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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