Kriel Surname
Approximately 15,206 people bear this surname
Kriel Surname Definition:
Place name in France, spelt Creil, later Germanised.
Kriel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 13,970 | 1:3,878 | 516 |
| United States | 444 | 1:816,349 | 62,706 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| England | 176 | 1:316,580 | 23,688 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Israel | 54 | 1:158,475 | 16,422 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
The alternate forms: Kriël (1) are calculated separately.
Kriel (182) may also be a first name.
Kriel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Place name in France, spelt Creil, later Germanised.
Kriel Demographics
Average Male Kriel Height
176.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kriel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kriel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kriel (Russian: Криель) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms: Kriël. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kriel? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 34,833rd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 479,255 people. The last name Kriel is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kriel reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 182 people.
It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 13,970 people, or 1 in 3,878. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 30 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent are found. Other than South Africa Kriel is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found.
Kriel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kriel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kriel last name grew 716 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kriel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kriel surname are 25.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.95% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kriel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.02% more than the national average, earning R 411,156 per year; in United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.47% more than the national average, earning $69,293 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kriel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kriel in the Russian language | ||
| Криель | kriel | - |
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Footnotes
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