Kriiger Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kriiger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kriiger Last Name Facts

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

Kriiger is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriiger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Kriiger are found; 93 percent are found in South America and 92 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 2,000,695. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Espírito Santo, where 36 percent reside, Paraná, where 31 percent reside and Rondônia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 4 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Kriiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kriiger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kriiger surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kriiguer933/
Kriieger932/
Krieiger931/
Krieger8655,419/
Krieguer80175/
Kriegier8013/
Kriegert8010/
Kriegger804/
Kryigier802/
Kriegher801/
Kriegerr801/
Krienger801/
Krieizer800/
Kreaiger800/
Kriege77707/
Krieser711,236/
Krüeger71447/
Kriegerová71119/
Crieger7149/
Kriezer7133/
Kryeger713/
Kriegge712/
Krieget712/
Kriegre711/
Kriegerova711/
Krieges710/
Kriegie710/
Kriegir710/
Kriejer710/
Criegger675/
Krüegier671/
Krujjeigger671/
Krueeger671/
Crueiger671/
Crienger670/
Creaiger670/
Cryinger670/
Kriecher670/

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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 Kriiger
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