Krieger Surname

10,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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]

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Krieger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany26,5991:3,027311
United States15,9571:22,7152,851
Brazil2,1801:98,1993,695
France1,7201:38,6184,797
Canada1,2561:29,3363,843
Austria1,1961:7,120889
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Argentina1,0511:40,6693,411
Switzerland7491:10,9651,798
Israel7241:11,8201,808
South Africa5631:96,23011,736
Australia5621:48,0356,004
Netherlands4091:41,2897,016
Poland3901:97,45814,907
England1381:403,75427,757
Czechia961:110,76518,159
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Denmark601:94,0798,936
Hungary511:192,47616,435
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Scotland211:254,94412,577
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Norway121:428,52437,411
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Slovenia101:248,76816,532
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
China71:195,331,65210,124
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Malta11:430,2723,380
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3121:38,2764,540

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, Dutch) The warrior or champion; descendant of Gregorius (watchman).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname "Creager" is an Americanization of the German surname "Krieger"

- weissmaus

Krieger is the German word for 'warrior'.

- diegokv

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krieguer93175/
Kriegier9313/
Kriegert9310/
Kriegger934/
Kreieger932/
Kriieger932/
Kraieger931/
Krieiger931/
Krienger931/
Kriegerr931/
Kriegher931/
Kriger927,394/
Kreger925,080/
Krueger8662,498/
Kroeger868,821/
Krijger862,341/
Kreuger861,787/
Kreiger861,451/
Kreeger861,304/
Kreager861,262/
Krieser861,236/
Kraeger86633/
Kraiger86496/
Krigger86346/
Kriguer86259/
Krigere86257/
Kregere86232/
Kruiger86124/
Kriiger86116/
Kregger86103/
Kreyger8688/
Crieger8649/
Kregert8633/
Kriezer8633/
Krigier8626/
Krigert8622/
Krigerr8612/
Kregehr864/
Kryeger863/
Kricger862/
Krziger861/
Krehger861/
Kriegre861/
Krriger861/
Kriejer860/
Kriegir860/
Krigher860/
Krreger860/
Kregeer860/
Kriegerová82119/
Kriegerova821/
Kraigher80132/
Kreijger8069/
Kreegher8064/
Kreigher808/
Kreueger808/
Kroegher808/
Kruegger806/
Criegger805/
Kreigere804/
Kreisger803/
Kriiguer803/
Kruegerr802/
Kruiguer802/
Kreegerr801/
Kregheur801/
Kreigerz801/
Krigeier801/
Kroueger801/
Krigerød801/
Kreuiger801/
Kreugher800/
Kreaiger800/
Kroyeger800/
Kreinger800/
Kruegher800/
Kroinger800/
Kreigert800/
Krieizer800/
Crienger800/
Kreanger800/
Kreigger800/
Krüger77161,689/
Kruger77118,138/
Kryger774,009/
Creger771,500/
Criger77798/
Kräger7753/
Kréger779/
Krűger779/
Krigyr772/
Kríger771/
Kregir770/
Kregerová753/
Kriesceer751/
D'Kroeger751/
Krygier715,575/
Creager714,081/
Crigger712,367/
Cregger711,216/
Creeger71454/
Craiger71428/
Krugger71185/
Crueger71173/
Krygger7190/
Krajger7188/
Creguer7171/
Creiger7160/
Krayger7131/
Croiger7121/
Krugher7117/
Crigier7112/
Krauger7112/
Krugerr7112/
Krugier7111/
Criguer718/
Craeger718/
Krouger715/
Croeger715/
Krygher715/
Krügier715/
Kryoger714/
Krīgere714/
Crigher713/
Kregier713/
Krēgere713/
Kkruger712/
Creuger712/
Krugeer712/
Kruegir711/
Kraigerová711/
Krejzer711/
Krăľger711/
Krzyger711/
Krycger711/
Krujger711/
Kruuger711/
Krucger711/
Cruiger710/
Khruger710/
Cregere710/
Kreigir710/
Cregheur67124/
Kreegier6723/
Craigger673/
Kryigier672/
Crainger672/
Krougher671/
Krujjeigger671/
Creuguer671/
Craigher671/
Creigger670/
Creigher670/
Cryinger670/
Creaiger670/
Croinger670/
Creagher670/
Craiguer670/

Krieger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krieger in the Russian language
Криегерkrieger-

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