Kron Surname
Approximately 9,420 people bear this surname
Kron Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the Kron (crest); descendant of Krone, a pet form of Cruanhart and Gronhari (green, army).
Read More About This SurnameKron Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,848 | 1:127,268 | 13,482 |
| Germany | 2,676 | 1:30,084 | 3,968 |
| Sweden | 1,117 | 1:8,815 | 799 |
| Cambodia | 668 | 1:23,184 | 1,373 |
| Russia | 604 | 1:238,614 | 25,495 |
| France | 214 | 1:310,387 | 47,306 |
| Switzerland | 198 | 1:41,479 | 5,822 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Ukraine | 86 | 1:529,334 | 59,870 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Poland | 63 | 1:603,313 | 54,622 |
| Kazakhstan | 53 | 1:333,632 | 27,314 |
| Austria | 48 | 1:177,405 | 22,887 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Liberia | 42 | 1:104,965 | 8,284 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Slovakia | 36 | 1:148,235 | 26,596 |
| Belarus | 33 | 1:287,911 | 32,667 |
| Czechia | 30 | 1:354,449 | 42,602 |
| Palestine | 26 | 1:174,956 | 8,796 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 401 | 1:125,234 | 12,115 |
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).
User-submitted Reference
German (also Kröhn) is a nickname for a tall, thin person with long legs, from Middle High German kran, kron 'crane'.
- melaniekrohnKron Demographics
Average Male Kron Height
176.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Kron Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kron in the Georgian language | ||
| კრონ | kron | - |
| Kron in the Russian language | ||
| Крон | kron | - |
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Kron Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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