Kriegs Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kriegs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriegs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2481:324,61932,384
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kriegs Last Name Facts

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

Kriegs occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriegs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 935,326th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kriegs reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 324,619. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 54 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Kriegs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kriegs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 10 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kriegs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kriegs are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Kriegs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.7% less than the national average, earning $33,786 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krieg9123,994/
Krigs9114/
Kregs911/
Kriegsch86106/
Kriegh83303/
Kriegk8330/
Krieks838/
Kriesk832/
Kruigs831/
Kriieg831/
Kriegg831/
Krigsh831/
Krigsz831/
Kriggs830/
Kreigs830/
Krieske7742/
Kriegck772/
Kriek734,505/
Kriks73247/
Krecs7349/
Kreks738/
Crieg737/
Krugs735/
Kriig734/
Cregs731/
Crigs730/
Kreijkes71343/
Kriegová7128/
Kriegova711/
Krieck67844/
Craigs67480/
Kriisk6793/
Kraics6771/
Kricks6752/
Krieke6740/
Kroeks6733/
Kroics6726/
Krikst6725/
Krecks6723/
Kriksz6713/
Criggs6713/
Kriysk674/
Croegs673/
Criegh673/
Kressx672/
Krieķe672/
Kriksh671/
Krougs671/
Creggs671/
Creigs671/
Krieschke671/
Creegs670/
Krichs670/
Kraugs670/
Creags670/

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Footnotes

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