Kroeber Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kroeber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kroeber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Germany1691:476,36441,414
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China41:341,830,39216,990
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kroeber (10) may also be a first name.

Kroeber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kroeber is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kroeber.

How Common Is The Last Name Kroeber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kroeber is the 606,498th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. The surname Kroeber is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kroeber are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kroeber is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, held by 10 people.

Kroeber is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 293 people, or 1 in 1,237,061. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Connecticut, where 20 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Kroeber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kroeber has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kroeber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kroeber surname are 0.22000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kroeber earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.04% more than the national average, earning $47,913 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreber92924/
Krober92165/
Krieber86209/
Kraeber86119/
Kreiber86102/
Croeber8617/
Kreeber8616/
Krueber867/
Khreber863/
Kreuber862/
Kroiber860/
Kreibert806/
Kröber772,869/
Kruber77901/
Kraber77375/
Kräber77111/
Crober7789/
Krüber7716/
Crebier71110/
Creeber7135/
Krauber7117/
Kraëber717/
Khrebyr716/
Krujber711/
Qurober711/
Crobier711/
Krajber711/
Kreaver710/
Creaber710/
Kruiber710/
Kraaber710/
Croibier67342/
Krujbert6712/
Creabear671/
Kruberth671/
Krautber670/

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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
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  • 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 Kroeber
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