Kren Surname

110,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kren Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name for a type of spice in Austria.

Kren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1,1821:8,0381,158
United States7441:487,17641,154
Cambodia4401:35,1981,618
Austria4081:20,8713,259
Slovenia3581:6,9491,540
Russia2781:518,42847,397
Germany1921:419,29938,092
Ukraine1521:299,49138,253
Croatia781:54,21310,290
Slovakia571:93,62217,991
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Lithuania411:74,01411,104
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
India61:127,844,230863,365
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Křen (444), Krén (69) & Kreń (20) are calculated separately.

Kren (772) may also be a first name.

Kren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name for a type of spice in Austria.

- kreatureofthenight

Kren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kren (Hindi: क्रेन, Russian: Крень) is most common in Belarus. It can be found as: Křen, Krén or Kreń. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 110,017th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,723,639 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kren reside; 39 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 36 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 295,418th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 772 people.

It is most widely held in Belarus, where it is carried by 1,182 people, or 1 in 8,038. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Brest Region, where 55 percent live, Minsk, where 17 percent live and Minsk Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Belarus this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Cambodia, where 10 percent live.

Kren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kren last name grew 2,756 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kren Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kren last name is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (98%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kren surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kren earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $43,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.93% less than the national average, earning $42,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Křen92444/
Krén9269/
Kreń9220/
Krenn8913,342/
Krenc89991/
Krien89532/
Kroen89454/
Khren89415/
Kreun89326/
Krehn89129/
Kreen8979/
Kraen8952/
Krend8925/
Kruen8915/
Kråen8911/
Krzen891/
Gkren891/
Kkren891/
Kremn890/
Krn8686/
Kriehn80642/
Kroehn80638/
Kraehn80183/
Krenck804/
Krenth801/
Khraen801/
Krentd801/
Krenkc801/
Kreend801/
Kreehn800/
Krin751,627/
Cren751,528/
Krön75382/
Kryn75252/
Kærn7575/
Krän7526/
Krne7513/
Krín7511/
Krnk7511/
Kræn7510/
Qren752/
Krün752/
Krnq751/
Khrn751/
Hkrn751/
Kkrn751/
Krőn751/
Krng751/
Krnn751/
Krenová7371/
Krenova7356/
Kėrienė7321/
Krengne731/
Khrenova673,521/
Crenn672,516/
Krinn67635/
Creng67480/
Khryn67477/
Creen67473/
Kröhn67427/
Krina67305/
Krijn67188/
Crent67100/
Kruin6793/
Krennová6786/
Kårén6762/
Khrin6741/
Krion6738/
Krgin6731/
Krynk6726/
Krähn6723/
Krühn6717/
Quren6712/
Kryna6711/
Krénn6710/
Krzeń677/
Kærnæ676/
Kryon674/
Crenk673/
Kränk673/
Kårèn673/
Krzin673/
Crien672/
Cremn672/
Qreen672/
Krynn671/
Krennova671/
Gkrin671/
Krihn671/
Hkrnh671/
Krrnk671/
Crren670/
Crzen670/
Creun670/
Crend670/

Kren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kren in the Hindi language
क्रेनkrena88.89
क्रेणkrena11.11
Kren in the Russian language
Креньkren-

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