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

Kroeber is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kroeber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kroeber is the 606,498th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kroeber live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

Kroeber is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 1,237,061. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 20 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States Kroeber occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Kroeber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kroeber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kroeber surname increased 1,628 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kroeber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kroeber last name are 0.22000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.45% being registered with 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kroeber
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