Krohn Surname
Approximately 24,406 people bear this surname
Krohn Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Crown [from Ger. krone, O.H.Ger. corôna; Latin corona]
Read More About This SurnameKrohn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,834 | 1:6,803 | 841 |
| United States | 8,767 | 1:41,344 | 5,075 |
| Brazil | 642 | 1:333,449 | 12,819 |
| Denmark | 539 | 1:10,473 | 988 |
| Norway | 536 | 1:9,594 | 1,028 |
| Canada | 367 | 1:100,397 | 10,910 |
| Sweden | 328 | 1:30,021 | 2,449 |
| Australia | 225 | 1:119,981 | 13,219 |
| South Africa | 171 | 1:316,829 | 30,013 |
| Argentina | 165 | 1:259,051 | 20,901 |
| Finland | 121 | 1:45,427 | 5,606 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Switzerland | 63 | 1:130,364 | 12,937 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Romania | 51 | 1:393,684 | 32,593 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Paraguay | 37 | 1:195,588 | 3,664 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Belize | 13 | 1:27,344 | 2,013 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 658 | 1:76,320 | 8,123 |
The alternate forms: Króhn (1) are calculated separately.
Krohn (42) may also be a first name.
Krohn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Crown [from Ger. krone, O.H.Ger. corôna; Latin corona]
(German) Descendant of Grun (green), a pet form of names beginning with Grun, as Gruonrik and Gronwald; dweller at the sign of the crane.
User-submitted Reference
German (also Kröhn) is a nickname for a tall, thin person with long legs, from Middle High German kran, kron 'crane'.
- melaniekrohnKrohn Demographics
Average Male Krohn Height
176.66 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Krohn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krohn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Krohn is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Króhn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Krohn? popularity and diffusion
Krohn is the 22,278th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 298,596 people. Krohn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Krohn live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 42 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 11,834 people, or 1 in 6,803. In Germany Krohn is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 32 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Krohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Krohn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krohn last name increased 1,332 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 390 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Krohn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Krohn surname are 10.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.2% being registered with the party.
The amount Krohn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.16% more than the national average, earning 491,983 kr per year; in Peru they earn 214.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 61,052 per year; in United States they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $46,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% less than the national average, earning $48,856 CAD per year.
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Krohn Reference & Research
Krohn (Canada) Family Web Page - A family website with information about the Krohn name & crest. Also a list of Krohn's around the world, a list of Krohn places, biographies of various Krohn's and even some Krohn wines.
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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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