Krieger Surname
Approximately 55,419 people bear this surname
Krieger Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Warrior, Soldier [from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. krieg, war; Middle High German kriec, krieg; O.H.Ger. chrêg, firmness, pertinacity]
Read More About This SurnameKrieger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 26,599 | 1:3,027 | 311 |
| United States | 15,957 | 1:22,715 | 2,851 |
| Brazil | 2,180 | 1:98,199 | 3,695 |
| France | 1,720 | 1:38,618 | 4,797 |
| Canada | 1,256 | 1:29,336 | 3,843 |
| Austria | 1,196 | 1:7,120 | 889 |
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Argentina | 1,051 | 1:40,669 | 3,411 |
| Switzerland | 749 | 1:10,965 | 1,798 |
| Israel | 724 | 1:11,820 | 1,808 |
| South Africa | 563 | 1:96,230 | 11,736 |
| Australia | 562 | 1:48,035 | 6,004 |
| Netherlands | 409 | 1:41,289 | 7,016 |
| Poland | 390 | 1:97,458 | 14,907 |
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Czechia | 96 | 1:110,765 | 18,159 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| Denmark | 60 | 1:94,079 | 8,936 |
| Hungary | 51 | 1:192,476 | 16,435 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1:248,768 | 16,532 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,312 | 1:38,276 | 4,540 |
Krieger (79) may also be a first name.
Krieger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Warrior, Soldier [from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. krieg, war; Middle High German kriec, krieg; O.H.Ger. chrêg, firmness, pertinacity]
(German, Dutch) The warrior or champion; descendant of Gregorius (watchman).
User-submitted Reference
The surname "Creager" is an Americanization of the German surname "Krieger"
- weissmausKrieger is the German word for 'warrior'.
- diegokvKrieger Demographics
Average Krieger Salary in
United States
$48,473 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Krieger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krieger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Krieger (Russian: Криегер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Krieger? popularity and diffusion
Krieger is the 10,158th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 131,499 people. The surname Krieger occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Krieger reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 79 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 26,599 people, or 1 in 3,027. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Besides Germany Krieger exists in 81 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Krieger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Krieger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 6,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Krieger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Krieger last name are 10.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.39% registered with the party.
The amount Krieger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.06% less than the national average, earning 179,765 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning R 276,444 per year; in United States they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $48,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $50,263 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Krieger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Krieger in the Russian language | ||
| Криегер | krieger | - |
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