Krok Surname
Approximately 5,038 people bear this surname
Krok Surname User-submission:
The Krok surname comes from the word krok, meaning 'step'. Therefore the meaning could be 'step forward', 'moving forward'.
Krok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3,122 | 1:12,174 | 1,767 |
| United States | 797 | 1:454,779 | 38,889 |
| Germany | 202 | 1:398,542 | 36,874 |
| Russia | 185 | 1:779,044 | 64,443 |
| Cambodia | 106 | 1:146,105 | 2,724 |
| Ukraine | 80 | 1:569,034 | 63,173 |
| Czechia | 77 | 1:138,097 | 21,749 |
| Sweden | 74 | 1:133,064 | 9,401 |
| Norway | 54 | 1:95,228 | 13,033 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Finland | 48 | 1:114,515 | 11,267 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Croatia | 40 | 1:105,715 | 16,512 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Křok (8) are calculated separately.
Krok (158) may also be a first name.
Krok Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Krok surname comes from the word krok, meaning 'step'. Therefore the meaning could be 'step forward', 'moving forward'.
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Average Male Krok Height
178 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Krok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krok Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Krok (Russian: Крок) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Křok. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Krok? popularity and diffusion
The surname Krok is the 94,571st most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,446,516 people. Krok occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Krok reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 730,165th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 158 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 3,122 people, or 1 in 12,174. Excluding Poland this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.
Krok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Krok has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,981 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Krok Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Krok last name is principally Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Krok surname are 3.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.32% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Krok earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning 344,809 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.22% more than the national average, earning R 452,028 per year; in United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $54,950 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Křok | 92 | 8 | / |
| Krook | 89 | 2,746 | / |
| Krock | 89 | 1,386 | / |
| Krouk | 89 | 683 | / |
| Krzok | 89 | 407 | / |
| Kroke | 89 | 375 | / |
| Kroek | 89 | 302 | / |
| Krokh | 89 | 241 | / |
| Kroik | 89 | 83 | / |
| Krokå | 89 | 73 | / |
| Khrok | 89 | 50 | / |
| Krosk | 89 | 15 | / |
| Åkrok | 89 | 5 | / |
| Krotk | 89 | 4 | / |
| Krohk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kroyk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Krokt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kroske | 80 | 160 | / |
| Krocke | 80 | 129 | / |
| Krotke | 80 | 91 | / |
| Krokås | 80 | 74 | / |
| Kroksh | 80 | 25 | / |
| Krouck | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kroshk | 80 | 11 | / |
| Krokke | 80 | 10 | / |
| Krokht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khrouk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krokss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kroksz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kroskh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krotkh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krockt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kroick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Krouke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Krük | 75 | 23,008 | / |
| Kruk | 75 | 21,586 | / |
| Krog | 75 | 6,116 | / |
| Krak | 75 | 2,197 | / |
| Kroc | 75 | 1,002 | / |
| Crok | 75 | 368 | / |
| Krák | 75 | 18 | / |
| Kroková | 73 | 542 | / |
| Krokova | 73 | 66 | / |
| Kroschk | 73 | 39 | / |
| Krokowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Krottke | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kroszke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krouzke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kroucke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crook | 67 | 41,679 | / |
| Krogh | 67 | 10,201 | / |
| Krzak | 67 | 4,992 | / |
| Croke | 67 | 3,974 | / |
| Kruck | 67 | 3,681 | / |
| Krack | 67 | 3,009 | / |
| Kraak | 67 | 2,777 | / |
| Krake | 67 | 1,608 | / |
| Crock | 67 | 1,375 | / |
| Krück | 67 | 923 | / |
| Kreuk | 67 | 634 | / |
| Kruik | 67 | 445 | / |
| Kroog | 67 | 297 | / |
| Krokhova | 67 | 221 | / |
| Kruke | 67 | 177 | / |
| Krohg | 67 | 134 | / |
| Kroschke | 67 | 120 | / |
| Kroug | 67 | 109 | / |
| Krauk | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kruuk | 67 | 99 | / |
| Croek | 67 | 93 | / |
| Krakk | 67 | 82 | / |
| Krogt | 67 | 71 | / |
| Krzák | 67 | 69 | / |
| Krzuk | 67 | 64 | / |
| Krňák | 67 | 62 | / |
| Krukh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kroeg | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kruyk | 67 | 49 | / |
| Krockova | 67 | 28 | / |
| Krogg | 67 | 25 | / |
| Krukk | 67 | 23 | / |
| Qurok | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kroec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khrokova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Crouk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kroukova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Crrok | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khruk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khrak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kroux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krakt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kratk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krouc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kroykova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crokk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krußk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krotc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krosx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crokt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kroig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cruok | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kragk | 67 | 0 | / |
Krok Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Krok in the Russian language | ||
| Крок | krok | - |
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