Krieg Surname

22,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Krieg Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'war' in German.

Krieg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,7331:5,862711
United States6,2171:58,3016,908
Switzerland1,4931:5,501836
France7021:94,61913,768
Australia5471:49,3526,153
Austria2871:29,6714,758
Canada2241:164,48916,566
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Czechia331:322,22640,051
England321:1,741,18971,393
Paraguay281:258,4554,403
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Norway231:223,57824,793
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5501:91,3079,387

Krieg (96) may also be a first name.

Krieg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'war' in German.

- mkrieg154

Krieg means 'war' in German.

- wkrieg

Krieg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krieg is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Krieg.

How Common Is The Last Name Krieg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,638th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 303,724 people. Krieg occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Krieg are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Krieg is also the 968,397th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 96 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 13,733 people, or 1 in 5,862. In Germany Krieg is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent are found, Hesse, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

Krieg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Krieg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,130 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krieg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krieg surname are 21.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Krieg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.02% less than the national average, earning 311,396 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.48% more than the national average, earning R 340,968 per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $51,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kriegh91303/
Kriegs91281/
Kriegk9130/
Kriieg911/
Kriegg911/
Krig89633/
Kreg89172/
Kriegck832/
Kriek804,505/
Kreig80513/
Kraig80444/
Kregg80136/
Krigh8087/
Kreag8084/
Kreyg8073/
Krike8071/
Krueg8061/
Kroeg8054/
Crieg807/
Krzeg805/
Kraeg804/
Kriig804/
Krigg803/
Kregt801/
Kregs801/
Kreug801/
Kriog801/
Kruig800/
Kroig800/
Kriegsch77106/
Kriegová7728/
Kriegova771/
Krikke732,146/
Krieck73844/
Kricke73759/
Kreigh73298/
Kreike73263/
Krijgh73108/
Krieke7340/
Kriške7320/
Craieg735/
Kraike735/
Krijke735/
Kraigh733/
Criegh733/
Krieķe732/
Kriesk732/
Kruigs731/
Kregue731/
Krigsh731/
Krigsz731/
Krejag731/
Kruiek731/
Kreigs730/
Kreagh730/
Kreugh730/
Kruigh730/
Kriggs730/
Krug6747,561/
Krik671,995/
Krek671,467/
Kric671,002/
Krec67261/
Kryg67206/
Creg67102/
Krieske6742/
Krüg6719/
Kriszke6716/
Kårehag6716/
Krishke6714/
Krichke679/
Kriscke675/
Crig673/
Krowiec672/
Kresgue671/
Krawiek671/
Krigova671/
Krygiec671/
Kräg671/
Khrieke671/
Qreg671/
Kregova671/
Kreicke670/
Kriecke670/

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