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 found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Krieger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,158th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 131,499 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Krieger are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,083,225th most common forename at a global level, borne by 79 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 26,599 people, or 1 in 3,027. In Germany Krieger is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Bavaria, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.
Krieger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Krieger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krieger last name grew 1,216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 6,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Krieger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Krieger last name are 10.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.39% being 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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