Kroger Surname

145,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Kroger Surname Definition:

(Dutch) A publican or innkeeper.

Kroger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2791:159,04316,207
Brazil2301:930,75833,259
Australia861:313,90427,145
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Uruguay531:64,7506,938
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Chile261:677,55715,745
Austria251:340,61736,996
England241:2,321,58686,519
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Finland61:916,11741,832
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4611:108,93410,878

The alternate forms: Kröger (33,262) are calculated separately.

Kroger (25) may also be a first name.

Kroger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) A publican or innkeeper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kroger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kroger (Georgian: კროგერ, Russian: Крогер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Kröger. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kroger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 145,582nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,390,143 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Kroger reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,279 people, or 1 in 159,043. In The United States Kroger is most common in: Ohio, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Kroger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kroger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kroger surname expanded 494 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kroger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kroger surname are 21.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Kroger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.21% more than the national average, earning R 432,996 per year; in United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $45,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kröger9433,262/
Kroeger928,821/
Krogger92105/
Krogere9219/
Krouger925/
Kronger923/
Krohger923/
Kroguer922/
Krooger921/
Krogert921/
Krocger920/
Krotger920/
Kroegher868/
Krogiert867/
Krougher861/
Kroinger860/
Krotgier860/
Kruger83118,138/
Kreger835,080/
Krager831,138/
Krojer83348/
Croger83150/
Kräger8353/
Kroser8348/
Krozer8343/
Kréger839/
Kráger837/
Krúger832/
Krocer831/
Krogerova804/
D'Kroeger801/
Kreuger771,787/
Kreeger771,304/
Kraeger77633/
Krugger77185/
Kruguer77141/
Kruiger77124/
Kregger77103/
Krozser7780/
Krozier7734/
Kroizer7727/
Krojcer7722/
Croiger7721/
Kranger7719/
Kroijer7718/
Krugher7717/
Kærager7717/
Crogier7715/
Krauger7712/
Krugerr7712/
Krugier7711/
Krojher7710/
Kragger779/
Krunger777/
Crooger776/
Kragert776/
Crouger775/
Croeger775/
Krügier775/
Kregehr774/
Kregier773/
Kkruger772/
Kroyzer772/
Krugeer772/
Krosier771/
Krusger771/
Krouzer771/
Krehger771/
Krãœger771/
Krăľger771/
Krozere771/
Krujger771/
Kruuger771/
Krucger771/
Crogger770/
Krasger770/
Cronger770/
Kragere770/
Krageer770/
Krreger770/
Kregeer770/
Khruger770/
Crogher770/
Kragher770/
Kreegher7164/
Kreegier7123/
Kroysier7112/
Kraggert712/
Kruiguer712/
Krattger711/
Kreegerr711/
Kregheur711/
Kroghair711/
Kroisier711/
Kreugher710/
Kreauger710/
Croggier710/
Croinger710/
Krouseer710/
Krusgher710/
Crotsger710/
Krousert710/
Crager671,811/
Cruger67784/
Croser67682/
Crozer67228/
Kraser67221/
Crüger67191/
Krazer67149/
Kracer6748/
Krajer6736/
Crocer6719/
Cröger6716/
Krójer6713/
Krugerová675/
Krožerová674/
Krájer672/
Krugre671/
Krógerová671/
Krugerova671/
Krozerova671/
Kregir670/

Kroger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kroger in the Georgian language
კროგერkroger-
Kroger in the Russian language
Крогерkroger-

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Footnotes

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