Kron Surname

54,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kron Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the Kron (crest); descendant of Krone, a pet form of Cruanhart and Gronhari (green, army).

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Kron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8481:127,26813,482
Germany2,6761:30,0843,968
Sweden1,1171:8,815799
Cambodia6681:23,1841,373
Russia6041:238,61425,495
France2141:310,38747,306
Switzerland1981:41,4795,822
Canada961:383,80834,152
Ukraine861:529,33459,870
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Poland631:603,31354,622
Kazakhstan531:333,63227,314
Austria481:177,40522,887
Australia441:613,53943,545
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Slovakia361:148,23526,596
Belarus331:287,91132,667
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Palestine261:174,9568,796
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Serbia181:396,94217,613
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Norway101:514,22941,629
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4011:125,23412,115

The alternate forms: Krón (13), Křon (7) & Kroń (5) are calculated separately.

Kron (914) may also be a first name.

Kron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the Kron (crest); descendant of Krone, a pet form of Cruanhart and Gronhari (green, army).

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

User-submitted Reference

German (also Kröhn) is a nickname for a tall, thin person with long legs, from Middle High German kran, kron 'crane'.

- melaniekrohn

Kron Last Name Facts

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

Kron (Georgian: კრონ, Russian: Крон) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Krón, Křon or Kroń. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kron? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,093rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 773,625 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Kron are found; 33 percent are found in Western Europe and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 268,173rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 914 people.

The surname Kron is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,848 people, or 1 in 127,268. In The United States Kron is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 8 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 12 percent live.

Kron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kron last name increased 710 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kron Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kron last name are 16.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kron earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning 305,697 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.57% more than the national average, earning R 303,156 per year; in United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.29% more than the national average, earning $62,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krón9213/
Křon927/
Kroń925/
Krohn8924,406/
Kroon8917,355/
Krone8911,251/
Kroun89599/
Kroen89454/
Khron89375/
Kroin89301/
Krzon89141/
Kronn8961/
Kruon8931/
Kroyn8920/
Kronh8919/
Kromn8910/
Krhon896/
Krojn895/
Krgon894/
Hkron892/
Kroehn80638/
Kroone80475/
Krhoun8084/
Khruon8048/
Kroten8036/
Kroohn8025/
Khrone8021/
Krocin8021/
Kroune8015/
Krongh806/
Krounh804/
Krotyn803/
Krongk802/
Krosne801/
Khront801/
Kroing801/
Kronck801/
Kruong801/
Kronth801/
Kroung801/
Kronne801/
Krocen800/
Krondt800/
Krrone800/
Cron755,902/
Kran753,656/
Krun75434/
Krán7534/
Krün752/
Kronova73291/
Krossen73100/
Kronová7361/
Krossin7357/
Krochin7344/
Krotten7340/
Krosien7323/
Kroshyn7319/
Krousen7312/
Kroscen739/
Krossén733/
K'Roune731/
Khroune731/
Khrotin731/
Kroszyn731/
Krochyn731/
Krongue731/
Krohtin731/
Krochen730/
Kroisen730/
Kroseen730/
Crone6712,139/
Krahn6712,069/
Kraan673,328/
Krane672,272/
Croon671,380/
Krzan671,222/
Crohn67570/
Croin67536/
Krune67392/
Khrun67336/
Cronn67335/
Kreun67326/
Crong67272/
Kraun67239/
Croen67208/
Krhan67137/
Khran67133/
Cront67122/
Kruin6793/
Krann6772/
Krunt6738/
Kranh6734/
Cruon6727/
Krumn6722/
Khronova6721/
Krunc6719/
Krühn6717/
Krňan6717/
Krran6713/
Kruhn6712/
Kıran6712/
Kromh6711/
Krunn6710/
Kranå679/
Kroynova677/
Krund677/
Kkrom677/
Croyn677/
Quron676/
Croun676/
Kroschin675/
Khroshyn675/
Cromn674/
Krhom672/
Kromk672/
Crhon672/
Croïn672/
Krzán672/
Krgan672/
Crron671/
Króhn671/
Krouchin671/
Krohnová671/
Åkran671/
Ckrom671/
Cronț671/
Krrom671/
Krunh670/
Crond670/

Kron Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kron in the Georgian language
კრონkron-
Kron in the Russian language
Кронkron-

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