Krigh Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Krigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden821:120,0828,566
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Krigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krigh (Hindi: कृघ) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krigh is the 2,007,164th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Krigh are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 120,082. In Sweden Krigh is primarily found in: Gävleborg County, where 37 percent live, Stockholm County, where 23 percent live and Dalarna County, where 17 percent live. Aside from Sweden Krigh is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Krigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Krigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krigh surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krigh Last Name Statistics demography

Krigh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kriegh91303/
Kreigh91298/
Krijgh91108/
Kraigh913/
Krigsh911/
Kruigh910/
Krig89633/
Krieg8023,994/
Krugh80669/
Kreig80513/
Kraig80444/
Krikh8061/
Krigg803/
Kriog801/
Krygh801/
Kruig800/
Kroig800/
Creigh73347/
Kriegk7330/
Craigh738/
Criegh733/
Kruigs731/
Kricch731/
Krigsz731/
Kricth731/
Kriksh731/
Kriegg731/
Krichk731/
Kreagh730/
Kriggs730/
Kreigs730/
Kreugh730/
Krug6747,561/
Krik671,995/
Kric671,002/
Kryg67206/
Kreg67172/
Krüg6719/
Krishke6714/
Krichke679/
Crig673/
Kriegck672/
Kraiksh671/
Kräg671/
Krigova671/

Krigh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krigh in the Hindi language
कृघkrgha-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krigh
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