Kriek Surname
Approximately 4,505 people bear this surname
Kriek Surname Definition:
“War” in Old German (Krieg).
Kriek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,132 | 1:17,298 | 2,174 |
| Netherlands | 1,024 | 1:16,491 | 2,539 |
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Kriek (25) may also be a first name.
Kriek Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“War” in Old German (Krieg).
Kriek Demographics
Average Male Kriek Height
176.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kriek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kriek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kriek occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kriek? popularity and diffusion
Kriek is the 104,230th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,617,657 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Kriek live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most common forename at a global level, held by 25 people.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 3,132 people, or 1 in 17,298. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Kriek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kriek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kriek surname increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kriek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kriek last name are 39.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.36% being registered with the party.
The amount Kriek earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.22% less than the national average, earning 210,340 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.54% more than the national average, earning R 414,768 per year; in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.36% more than the national average, earning $64,270 CAD per year.
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