Kran Surname

124,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Kran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,8201:8,509888
Russia4691:307,29931,316
Germany3591:224,24925,098
India2261:3,394,09597,556
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Afghanistan811:396,9535,585
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
Poland601:633,47956,390
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
France321:2,075,710171,237
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Norway161:321,39331,311
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: Krán (34), Křan (3) & Krań (1) are calculated separately.

Kran (2,730) may also be a first name.

Kran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kran (Hindi: करन, Marathi: करण, Oriya: କାନ, Russian: Кран) is most common in Cambodia. It can also appear as a variant: Krán, Křan or Krań. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kran? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 124,666th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,993,311 people. The last name Kran occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Kran reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 139,965th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 2,730 people.

It is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is borne by 1,820 people, or 1 in 8,509. In Cambodia Kran is mostly found in: Kandal Province, where 16 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent reside and Kampong Cham Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Cambodia it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Kran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kran last name increased 149 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kran last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kran surname are 34.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kran earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 205.62% more than the national average, earning 1,057,690 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.92% less than the national average, earning R 104,748 per year; in United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krán9234/
Křan923/
Krań921/
Krahn8912,069/
Kraan893,328/
Krane892,272/
Krzan891,222/
Krain891,050/
Kraun89239/
Krhan89137/
Khran89133/
Krayn89121/
Krann8972/
Kranh8934/
Krean8918/
Krňan8917/
Krran8913/
Kıran8912/
Kranå899/
Krajn892/
Krgan892/
Åkran891/
Kırhan801,173/
Krasyn80303/
Kraine8082/
Krahne8070/
Krainc8058/
Kraune8031/
Kraync8025/
Krahan8023/
Kracen8010/
Krajne807/
Krayne805/
Khranh805/
Krainn804/
Kratyn804/
Kreaun803/
Krajnk803/
Kracin802/
Khrann802/
Kraane802/
Kraijn802/
Kranhe802/
Kcrane801/
Kramne801/
Kraink801/
Krandt801/
Kreahn801/
Kratnc801/
Kraysn801/
Kranzs800/
Kron759,420/
Cran752,596/
Krón7513/
Qran752/
Kranova7399/
Krachen7323/
Kkhrang7321/
Krajcin739/
Khraund738/
Kraiten737/
Kraitin737/
Krassén735/
Krasint735/
Krashyn732/
Khragne731/
Kraytin731/
Krauten731/
Kraicin731/
Kranque731/
Krautin731/
Kraszyn731/
Kraścin731/
Krasnck731/
Krahahn731/
Krahyna731/
Krasien731/
Khrahan731/
Crane6778,842/
Crain6725,823/
Krohn6724,406/
Kroon6717,355/
Kraynova6711,965/
Krone6711,251/
Crean675,241/
Krein674,335/
Quran672,299/
Krainova671,440/
Craun671,307/
Crang67994/
Crann67934/
Kroun67599/
Crand67414/
Khron67375/
Kreun67326/
Kroin67301/
Crant67295/
Kreyn67207/
Craan67201/
Krainová67170/
Krzon67141/
Kronn6761/
Kraum6759/
Kreanová6755/
Khranova6751/
Crhan6743/
Kıckıran6739/
Krňanová6735/
Kruon6731/
Kraussen6727/
Kroyn6720/
Kronh6719/
Krausing6713/
Crayn6712/
Krajnova6710/
Kromn6710/
Krhon676/
Krojn675/
Kraichen674/
Krgon674/
Kraynowa674/
Kraschin673/
Kraunova673/
Crahn673/
Krajnová673/
Kratteng673/
Hkron672/
Kraanová672/
Kraycink672/
Kraychin672/
Krzán672/
Krauchen671/
Qrant671/
Krasinck671/
Krham671/
Cranh671/
Cramn671/
Kraiting671/
Kramk671/
Krasienė671/
Krasnowa671/
Króhn671/
Krzań671/
Qrain671/
Kreasing671/
Kkram671/
Crgan670/
Crran670/

Kran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kran in the Marathi language
करणkarana67.21
िकरणikarana18.03
ि़करणikarana9.84
करनkarana3.28
Kran in the Oriya language
କାନkana50
କନkana50
Kran in the Hindi language
करनkarana32.26
क्रणkrana25.81
क्रानkrana19.35
क्रनkrana9.68
किरनkirana9.68
क्रान्तिkranti3.23
Kran in the Russian language
Кранkran-

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Kran Reference & Research

Krahn DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Krahn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kran
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