Krol Surname

30,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Krol Surname Definition:

(Polish) One connected in some way with a king’s household; one who played the part of a king in pageants.

Krol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4441:66,5807,766
Netherlands3,5031:4,821492
Russia1,4621:98,57912,164
Germany1,1701:68,8088,805
Ukraine1,0221:44,5436,459
France9961:66,6899,206
Poland9201:41,3146,461
Canada6891:53,4776,389
England6051:92,0969,891
Brazil2671:801,77729,074
Australia2111:127,94213,963
Belgium1341:85,79613,407
Sweden971:101,5137,360
Argentina881:485,72136,028
Norway861:59,7948,537
Spain771:607,16928,212
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Lithuania711:42,7417,091
Belarus661:143,95520,075
Austria641:133,05418,198
Transnistria561:8,4771,681
Cambodia551:281,5843,416
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Wales241:128,9399,528
Chile241:734,02016,565
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Israel181:475,42436,085
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Panama41:978,06412,245
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Król (520), Kròl (3) & Krôl (1) are calculated separately.

Krol (479) may also be a first name.

Krol Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One connected in some way with a king’s household; one who played the part of a king in pageants.

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

Krol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krol (Russian: Кроль) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Król, Kròl or Krôl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Krol? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,222nd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 412,331 people. The last name Krol occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Krol reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 388,635th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 479 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5,444 people, or 1 in 66,580. In The United States Krol is most numerous in: Illinois, where 21 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States Krol is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Krol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Krol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Krol surname expanded 17,561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Krol surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Krol last name are 3.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Krol earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.67% less than the national average, earning 198,392 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 216.89% more than the national average, earning R 753,048 per year; in United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Król92520/
Kròl923/
Krôl921/
Kroll8942,070/
Khrol891,583/
Kroul89203/
Krohl89157/
Krole89109/
Krool8980/
Kroel8974/
Krosl8943/
Kro'l891/
Krold891/
Kroil891/
Kroell80613/
Krotil80334/
Krošel80127/
Krolle80104/
Krňoul8094/
Krosel8091/
Kroisl8045/
Krgolh8031/
Krogli8021/
Krocil8016/
Kroutl8015/
Khrole8013/
Krotel8010/
Krohle807/
Khroll805/
Kroëll802/
Krooll802/
Kroyle802/
Krollt801/
Krosle801/
Krouhl801/
Khrrol801/
Kroule801/
Kroull800/
Kral7513,691/
Král7510,390/
Krul755,308/
Crol75241/
Krůl7524/
Krúl753/
Kroutil73954/
Kroszel7377/
Krolová7345/
Kroisel7336/
Krolova7335/
Kroutel7319/
Krousel7313/
Krossel737/
Kærholt736/
Kroucil731/
Krousil731/
Kroosil731/
Kroitel731/
Krull6713,927/
Krall679,041/
Krahl676,923/
Croll674,345/
Krüll671,407/
Kraal671,349/
Kraul671,126/
Kreul671,083/
Khrul671,054/
Kralt67435/
Crole67409/
Krale67377/
Králl67226/
Kruhl67185/
Croul67169/
Croel67132/
Krzal67128/
Khral6793/
Krasl6770/
Kroulová6768/
Croyl6740/
Krule6739/
Croil6732/
Khrolova6730/
Krollová6728/
Krühl6710/
Crgol679/
Kralh677/
Crool675/
Qurol672/
Kroilova672/
Crotl671/
Krald671/
Kroulova671/
Krollova671/
Krúll671/
Króll671/
Krgal671/
Crosl671/
Kıral671/
Krusl670/
Crohl670/

Krol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krol in the Russian language
Крольkrol-

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