Kreger Surname

93,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kreger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5001:80,5469,162
Germany1711:470,79241,127
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Israel601:142,62715,171
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Austria271:315,38635,058
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7991:62,8526,860

The alternate forms: Kréger (9) are calculated separately.

Kreger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kreger (Russian: Крегер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kréger. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,842nd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,434,556 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Kreger are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,500 people, or 1 in 80,546. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 14 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Kreger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kreger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kreger surname rose 563 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kreger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kreger last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kreger are 5.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Kreger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.62% more than the national average, earning R 431,592 per year; in United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning $43,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kréger949/
Krieger9255,419/
Kroeger928,821/
Kreuger921,787/
Kreiger921,451/
Kreeger921,304/
Kreager921,262/
Kraeger92633/
Kregere92232/
Kregger92103/
Kreyger9288/
Kregert9233/
Kregehr924/
Kregier923/
Kretger922/
Krehger921/
Krreger920/
Kregeer920/
Kreijger8669/
Kreegher8664/
Kreegier8623/
Kriegier8613/
Kreigher868/
Kroegher868/
Kriegger864/
Kreigere864/
Kreisger863/
Kreegerr861/
Kregheur861/
Kreigerz861/
Kriegerr861/
Kriegher861/
Kreugher860/
Kreinger860/
Kreigert860/
Kreanger860/
Kreigger860/
Kröger8333,262/
Kriger837,394/
Kryger834,009/
Kroger833,049/
Kerger831,930/
Creger831,500/
Krager831,138/
Kärger83334/
Kreser83141/
Krejer83101/
Kräger8353/
Krezer8350/
Krecer834/
Kirger834/
Kríger831/
Kregir830/
Kregerová803/
D'Kroeger801/
Kreuzer7717,214/
Krygier775,575/
Creager774,081/
Kreiser773,226/
Krijger772,341/
Kreuser772,048/
Krieser771,236/
Cregger771,216/
Kraiger77496/
Creeger77454/
Krigger77346/
Kreizer77264/
Kriguer77259/
Krigere77257/
Cregier77126/
Kruiger77124/
Krogger77105/
Kreyzer7794/
Krygger7790/
Krajger7788/
Creguer7771/
Creiger7760/
Credger7749/
Crieger7749/
Kriezer7733/
Krayger7731/
Krigier7726/
Kergert7725/
Krigert7722/
Kresier7720/
Kærager7717/
Krigerr7712/
Kragger779/
Craeger778/
Croeger775/
Krygher775/
Kryoger774/
Krīgere774/
Krisger773/
Krēgere773/
Krohger773/
Khirger772/
Creuger772/
Kricger772/
Krejere772/
Kierger771/
Kirgger771/
Kirgher771/
Kreaser771/
Kreeser771/
Krziger771/
Kreicer771/
Krejzer771/
Krăľger771/
Krzyger771/
Krycger771/
Krujger771/
Krriger771/
Kreezer770/
Krizger770/
Kriegir770/
Kretcer770/
Keirger770/
Kuirger770/
Krigher770/
Krezier770/
Krocger770/
Krageer770/
Kreajer770/
Kreijer770/
Krytger770/
Cregere770/
Kreigir770/
Kragher770/
Kéringer71163/
Kraigher71132/
Cregheur71124/
Keringer7190/
Kreijzer7113/
Kyringer717/
Criegger715/
Creigier714/
Kreijere714/
Khergert712/
Kreisier712/
Kruiguer712/
Kreitcer711/
Krigeier711/
Krigerød711/
Creigger710/
Creigher710/
Kircheer710/
Kroinger710/
Creagher710/
Criger67798/
Kriser67337/
Kryzer67239/
Creser67100/
Krizer6766/
Kryjer6754/
Krycer6729/
Crecer6720/
Cerger6719/
Cröger6716/
Kehringer6715/
Kerringer6714/
Cirger6712/
Krígerová6710/
Cryger676/
Kräser676/
Kirser675/
Kirgir675/
Kryser674/
Krygir673/
Kirzer673/
Krijer673/
Krigyr672/
Kricer671/
Crezer671/
Krízer671/
Kresir670/

Kreger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreger in the Russian language
Крегерkreger-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kreger
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