Krom Surname

50,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Krom Surname Definition:

(Dutch) The cripple.

Krom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3,1591:4,903705
United States1,8361:197,41819,452
Lebanon1,6971:3,322627
Netherlands1,1261:14,9972,252
Germany3031:265,69528,336
Russia2721:529,86448,223
United Arab Emirates2661:34,4453,670
Poland2091:181,86024,921
Yemen1901:139,0807,187
Syria1221:158,2053,777
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Thailand1011:699,390116,161
Ukraine991:459,82553,915
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Kazakhstan841:210,50619,350
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Canada471:783,94961,790
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
England331:1,688,42669,999
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4821:104,18810,499

Krom (4,301) may also be a first name.

Krom Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) The cripple.

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

Krom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krom (Georgian: კრომ, Russian: Кром) is found in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krom? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 50,802nd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 721,897 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Krom live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 105,486th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 4,301 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 3,159 people, or 1 in 4,903. In Cambodia Krom is primarily found in: Siem Reap Province, where 14 percent live, Battambang Province, where 10 percent live and Kandal Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Cambodia this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Lebanon, where 17 percent live.

Krom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Krom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krom last name increased 381 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Druze (77%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Krom last name are 14.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Krom earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.68% less than the national average, earning R 148,092 per year; in United States they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $44,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,903 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kromm893,221/
Krome891,486/
Kroum89813/
Khrom89692/
Krohm89584/
Kroom89463/
Kroem8973/
Kromh8911/
Kkrom897/
Kroim892/
Krhom892/
Krrom891/
Ckrom891/
Krzom891/
Kromme8093/
Khroum8017/
Krohme8015/
Kcroom803/
Kroume801/
Kroumm801/
Kroehm801/
Kram757,165/
Krum754,195/
Crom751,271/
Krám7592/
Krüm751/
Kromova73352/
Khroumt731/
Khrzoom731/
Kromová731/
Khromova6714,413/
Krumm6710,711/
Croom676,123/
Kramm675,113/
Crome671,696/
Cromm67313/
Kruhm67262/
Krame67214/
Krahm67176/
Khram67109/
Krume6797/
Kraam6786/
Croem6764/
Kraum6759/
Croum6730/
Kroumova6718/
Khrum6715/
Krram679/
Krümm674/
Qroum673/
Kreum672/
Krgum671/
Krham671/
Kruum671/
Cromt671/
Hkrum671/
Kkram671/

Krom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krom in the Georgian language
კრომkrom-
Krom in the Russian language
Кромkrom-

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