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 surname Kringle is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kringle? popularity and diffusion

Kringle is the 661,581st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. It is predominantly 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. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 27 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 899,402. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 21 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 18 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kringle surname increased 916 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kringle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kringle last name are 11.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.11% being registered to vote for 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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