Kriegel Surname

75,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Kriegel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5051:22,9693,040
United States1,8141:199,81219,657
France5191:127,98219,505
Israel1301:65,8288,216
Poland851:447,16246,049
Australia791:341,71828,950
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Austria391:218,34426,757
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Czechia351:303,81338,544
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Greenland321:1,762233
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Kriegel (21) may also be a first name.

Kriegel Last Name Facts

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

Kriegel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriegel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,559th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,122,024 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kriegel are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kriegel is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 3,505 people, or 1 in 22,969. In Germany Kriegel is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Germany it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Kriegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kriegel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,031 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kriegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kriegel last name are 38.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Kriegel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.62% less than the national average, earning R 55,560 per year; in United States they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning $48,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $53,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kriegiel9314/
Kreiegel932/
Kriegl922,171/
Kregel921,730/
Krigel92341/
Kriesel862,038/
Kruegel86314/
Kreugel86164/
Kraegel86156/
Kroegel8676/
Kriezel8656/
Kriigel8650/
Kreigel8614/
Kreegel8610/
Kriguel869/
Krigiel866/
Criegel862/
Kriggel861/
Kreagel861/
Kryegel861/
Krigell860/
Kregl8365/
Krigl8340/
Kriegelová8237/
Kriegelova821/
Kreingel808/
Kriesell803/
Krięgiel801/
Krueggel801/
Kreyngel801/
Kriegielová782/
Krügel772,496/
Krugel772,234/
Krygel77174/
Kriesl7763/
Krägel7761/
Kreigl7723/
Kroigl7710/
Kruegl7710/
Kregil772/
Kraegl771/
Kriezl771/
Crigel771/
Kresgl770/
Krieglová752/
Kruggel711,089/
Krygiel71794/
Krugell71289/
Kregiel7196/
Kriessl7126/
Krygell7115/
Kriechl7114/
Krieszl7110/
Krügell719/
Krüggel718/
Criesel712/
Krugiel712/
Kraugel711/
Criguel711/
Kriesil710/
Craigel710/
Krügl67117/
Krygiell6719/
Kriglová6715/
Krégl679/
Krygl677/
Kreglová676/
Kriglova675/
Krugl674/
Cregl672/
Kreugiel671/
Creggell671/

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