Kriege Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kriege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3331:241,75826,460
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Austria151:567,69652,281
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Kriege Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kriege is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriege? popularity and diffusion

It is the 473,663rd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. The last name Kriege is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Kriege are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kriege is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 241,758. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found.

Kriege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kriege has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kriege last name grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kriege Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kriege surname are 10.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.45% registered with the party.

The amount Kriege earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning R 286,308 per year and in United States they earn 25.09% more than the national average, earning $53,977 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krieget922/
Kriegge922/
Kriegie920/
Krieges920/
Krige912,590/
Krege91279/
Krieguer86175/
Kriegier8613/
Kreieger862/
Kriieger862/
Kraieger861/
Kriegerr861/
Kriegher861/
Kriese832,443/
Kraege83151/
Kriega8372/
Kraige8344/
Krigee8327/
Kreghe8316/
Kroege8313/
Kruege8312/
Krieze835/
Krigge833/
Kreige831/
Kcrege831/
Kruige831/
Krehge831/
Kriegi831/
Kreuge830/
Kreage830/
Kreeger771,304/
Krieser771,236/
Krigger77346/
Kriiger77116/
Kreyger7788/
Criegee7750/
Crieger7749/
Kriezer7733/
Krigest7719/
Kregecz7716/
Krigerr7712/
Kruiget774/
Kryeger773/
Krieceh772/
Kricger772/
Kresges772/
Kreagey771/
Kresgee771/
Kriesee771/
Kriesei771/
Kroinge771/
Krehger771/
Krriger771/
Kresgey770/
Kriejer770/
Kreigea770/
Krreger770/
Kregeer770/
Kriga731,245/
Kruge73188/
Kräge7363/
Krega7318/
Kregi739/
Crege738/
Krigi732/
Kryge731/
Crige731/
Krüge731/
Kregy730/
Kreijger7169/
Kreegher7164/
Kriegish7126/
Criegger715/
Kreisger713/
Kreegerr711/
Kroueger711/
Kreugher710/
Kreaiger710/
Kroyeger710/
Kreigger710/
Creger671,500/
Criger67798/
Craige67589/
Kriegisch67560/
Kriesi67253/
Kriezi67248/
Krigga67133/
Kragie6792/
Krejce6780/
Kreegi6743/
Cruege6740/
Cregge6738/
Criece6715/
Kréger679/
Krűger679/
Cregoe675/
Criges673/
Krigis673/
Criese673/
Kresgy671/
Krugie671/
Creage671/
Creige671/
Kregai671/
Kraegi671/
Kregie671/
Kríger671/
Krouge671/
Criget671/
Kreigi670/

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