Krijger Surname

181,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Krijger Surname User-submission:

The Krijger surname means 'warrior'.

Krijger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,2061:7,655928
Belgium201:574,83253,219
United States191:19,076,786604,894
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Krijger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Krijger surname means 'warrior'.

- jaap_krijger

Krijger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krijger is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krijger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,730th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,113,006 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Krijger reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,206 people, or 1 in 7,655. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 30 percent reside, Zeeland, where 25 percent reside and North Holland, where 16 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands Krijger exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Krijger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Krijger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krijger Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Krijger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.21% more than the national average, earning R 349,836 per year; in United States they earn 42.49% more than the national average, earning $61,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.32% less than the national average, earning $32,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreijger9369/
Kriger927,394/
Krijer923/
Krieger8655,419/
Kreiger861,451/
Kruijer861,200/
Kraiger86496/
Krigger86346/
Kriguer86259/
Krigere86257/
Kruiger86124/
Krajger8688/
Kraijer8658/
Krigier8626/
Krigert8622/
Kroijer8618/
Krøijer8617/
Krigerr8612/
Krisger863/
Kricger862/
Krijzer862/
Krijeir861/
Krziger861/
Krujger861/
Krriger861/
Krizger860/
Krigher860/
Kreijer860/
Krier837,011/
Krger836/
Krigr835/
Kraigher80132/
Kraaijer8031/
Kreijzer8013/
Kriegier8013/
Kreigher808/
Kriegger804/
Kreigere804/
Kreijere804/
Kreisger803/
Kreieger802/
Kruiguer802/
Kriieger802/
Kraieger801/
Kreigerz801/
Krigeier801/
Kroeijer801/
Kriegerr801/
Krigerød801/
Kreuiger801/
Kriegher801/
Kreinger800/
Kroinger800/
Kreigert800/
Kreigger800/
Kreger775,080/
Kryger774,009/
Criger77798/
Kriser77337/
Krøger77204/
Krejer77101/
Krizer7766/
Kryjer7754/
Kräger7753/
Krøier7747/
Krøjer7717/
Kréger779/
Krûger774/
Krigyr772/
Kriher772/
Kryier771/
Kricer771/
Kríger771/
Krieer771/
Krighr770/
Kriegr770/
Krezinger7576/
Krizinger7534/
Krissnger753/
Krézinger751/
Krueger7162,498/
Kroeger718,821/
Krygier715,575/
Kreiser713,226/
Crigger712,367/
Kreuger711,787/
Kreeger711,304/
Kreager711,262/
Krieser711,236/
Krajcer71947/
Kraeger71633/
Craiger71428/
Kreizer71264/
Kregere71232/
Kraiser71137/
Kreizinger71108/
Kregger71103/
Krygger7190/
Kreyger7188/
Kraaier7171/
Creiger7160/
Kraizer7155/
Crieger7149/
Kraicer7146/
Kregert7133/
Kriezer7133/
Krayger7131/
Kroizer7127/
Krajzinger7124/
Krajgerová7124/
Krojcer7122/
Croiger7121/
Krieher7121/
Kresier7120/
Crigier7112/
Krauger7112/
Krojher7110/
Criguer718/
Krouger715/
Krygher715/
Kryoger714/
Kruiser714/
Krīgere714/
Krigård714/
Kregehr714/
Krieier713/
Crigher713/
Kryeger713/
Kregier713/
Krajzer713/
Krēgere713/
Krayzinger712/
Kretger712/
Krejere712/
Kreyzinger711/
Krehger711/
Kraigerová711/
Krajgerova711/
Kreicer711/
Krejzer711/
Krăľger711/
Krzyger711/
Krysier711/
Kruiyer711/
Krycger711/
Cruiger710/
Kriegir710/
Krezier710/
Krreger710/
Kreajer710/
Kregeer710/
Krytger710/
Kruicer710/
Kreigir710/
Krisert710/
Critger710/
Crier67560/
Kreegher6764/
Kryer6738/
Kreegier6723/
Kroysier6712/
Krøjgård6711/
Kreueger678/
Kroegher678/
Kruegger676/
Krierová676/
Criegger675/
Krýgr674/
Creigier674/
Craigger673/
Crger672/
Kruegerr672/
Kreisier672/
Crainger672/
Kräer672/
Krøigård672/
Kreegerr671/
Kregheur671/
Kreitcer671/
Kroisier671/
Kroueger671/
Krougher671/
Kraizier671/
Krayzier671/
Craigher671/
Kriir671/
Kreugher670/
Kroyeger670/
Creigger670/
Criggier670/
Creigher670/
Kruegher670/
Croinger670/
Craiguer670/
Kreanger670/

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