Kroese Surname

142,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kroese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kroese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9551:8,6381,085
United States6461:561,08246,207
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
Australia851:317,59627,389
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
France581:1,145,219121,886
England261:2,143,00282,017
Belgium171:676,27358,718
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Kroëse (11) are calculated separately.

Kroese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kroese has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur as: Kroëse. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kroese? popularity and diffusion

Kroese is the 142,483rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,333,508 people. Kroese occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Kroese are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,955 people, or 1 in 8,638. In The Netherlands Kroese is most frequent in: North Holland, where 22 percent are found, Overijssel, where 15 percent are found and Gelderland, where 14 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Kroese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kroese has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kroese surname increased 5,383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kroese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kroese last name are 33.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Kroese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 165.57% more than the national average, earning 919,080 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.6% more than the national average, earning R 486,204 per year; in United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.6% more than the national average, earning $64,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kroëse9411/
Kroeser921/
Kroes916,442/
Krese91492/
Krose91188/
Kroesche86170/
Kroesser8669/
Krouse834,632/
Kroeze834,254/
Kresse834,070/
Kriese832,443/
Croese83866/
Krosse83729/
Krohse83130/
Krease8392/
Kreese8386/
Kroess8369/
Kresie8366/
Kraese8363/
Kruese8359/
Kroets8330/
Kreise8314/
Kroege8313/
Kroehs8311/
Kreuse8310/
Kresei8310/
Khrose836/
Kroesa834/
Kreshe832/
Kresee831/
Kroise831/
Kroose831/
Kroece831/
Kkrose831/
Krosey830/
Kresey830/
Kresea830/
Kroescher804/
Croeser77621/
Kroesch77116/
Krousey7740/
Kraesse779/
Kresche778/
Kroegis778/
Kreeseh776/
Krossey775/
Krousse775/
Kroetsh772/
Kressie772/
Kreuseh772/
Kroutse772/
Khroets771/
Kreaser771/
Kressee771/
Kressey771/
Kriesee771/
Kriesei771/
Krieshe771/
Kreisse771/
Kcrosse771/
Kroezer771/
Croesse771/
Kresseh771/
Kriesse771/
Kreesey770/
Kreishe770/
Khrouse770/
Krousea770/
Kruesse770/
Kreusea770/
Kruse7393,933/
Croes735,646/
Crose731,894/
Krise731,520/
Krosi73719/
Krase73644/
Krosa73264/
Kreže73244/
Kreße73132/
Kreze7394/
Kraes7377/
Kröse7358/
Krüse7350/
Kresi7345/
Kroße7331/
Kroze7321/
Kroez7320/
Kresy736/
Króes731/
Kroetsch71847/
Kreische71701/
Kriesche71456/
Kreytser7199/
Kroecher7125/
Kreitser7112/
Khresheh718/
Khreisse718/
Kreusche718/
Kreusher715/
Kraueser714/
Kreisier712/
Kreutser712/
Kreuscer711/
Kroeijer711/
Kroestch711/
Kroussey711/
Khreshey711/
Krousset711/
Kroisser711/
Croesser711/
Kreuasee711/
Kreisheh711/
Kreishee710/
Krouseer710/
Kreiszer710/
Krause67230,413/
Crouse6722,506/
Creese672,326/
Crosse672,207/
Kroetz671,320/
Kruuse671,109/
Crease671,082/
Kruser67694/
Croose67665/
Croise67636/
Qurese67515/
Kreuze67502/
Kruise67443/
Khreisheh67401/
Croeze67271/
Kriesi67253/
Croesi67237/
Krossa67193/
Kreysa67191/
Krusey67191/
Kruesi67183/
Krzosa67160/
Kraege67151/
Kreisa67136/
Krasse67116/
Kraase67111/
Creuse67105/
Krusee67101/
Kressi6778/
Krusse6771/
Croesy6770/
Kresaj6768/
Krosha6761/
Krasey6753/
Kressy6737/
Kruhse6732/
Krisse6729/
Kroisi6727/
Crosey6726/
Kreice6726/
Kraess6724/
Kroshi6724/
Krouze6723/
Krresi6723/
Krusei6720/
Krossi6718/
Kreyscher6715/
Kreisi6711/
Krässe6711/
Kraeße6710/
Kraets679/
Krieschey678/
Kh'reisse677/
Krousa677/
Krisee677/
Kreisherr677/
Kräser676/
Krayse675/
Krasee675/
Croess675/
Kroice675/
Krosaj675/
Krossy674/
Kreshi674/
Kraise674/
Khreished674/
Krousi674/
Khriesheh674/
Kreushcer673/
Criese673/
Kroech673/
Khruse673/
Kresci673/
Khrosi673/
Krasea673/
Kruyse672/
Krieße672/
Kresay672/
Qreshe672/
Kreysi671/
Kkruse671/
Khrise671/
Kraseu671/
Kreascher671/
Kreishcer671/
Kreszi671/
Krhuse671/
Krisey671/
Krrosi671/
Krusea671/
Kruseu671/
Crosei671/
Cruese671/
Krezei671/
Kreece671/
Krösse671/
Krusez671/
Gkresi671/
D'Kroeger671/
Croëse671/
Kraoueche671/
Qresee671/
Krosai671/
Krahse671/
Creise670/
Craese670/
Crosee670/
Kruece670/
Kreyce670/
Krouce670/
Cruoes670/
Krousy670/
Kroosy670/
Kraest670/
Kreisched670/

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