Kringle Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Kringle Surname User-submission:

Kringle comes from the name of a farm in Norway. Kring means 'to encircle' or 'surround', and -le or -lee means 'meadow' or 'clearing'. It roughly means 'farm surrounding the meadow'.

Kringle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:899,40267,834
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Kringle (27) may also be a first name.

Kringle Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kringle comes from the name of a farm in Norway. Kring means 'to encircle' or 'surround', and -le or -lee means 'meadow' or 'clearing'. It roughly means 'farm surrounding the meadow'.

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Kringle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kringle occurs most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kringle? popularity and diffusion

Kringle is the 661,581st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name Kringle is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Kringle are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kringle is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 27 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 899,402. In The United States Kringle is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 21 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 18 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States Kringle is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kringle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kringle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kringle last name rose 916 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kringle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kringle are 11.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Kringle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $44,499 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.86% less than the national average, earning $39,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kringler93200/
Kringlie9397/
Kringele9365/
Kringlee935/
Kringleh933/
Cringle86528/
Krengle8638/
Kringli8617/
Kryngle861/
Cringles8062/
Krengele802/
Cringley801/
Kruengle800/
Cringler800/
Krengli7132/
Crengle714/
Krőgler713/
Cringla710/
Krgli678/
Krøgli6220/
Krøglid5720/

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