Krone Surname

46,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krone Surname Definition:

“Crown” in German.

Krone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,4031:12,5731,626
United States3,4511:105,03011,545
Brazil2281:938,92333,517
Netherlands2031:83,18813,893
Denmark1611:35,0603,643
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Latvia1131:18,1422,703
Australia771:350,59429,558
Canada701:526,36644,416
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Austria431:198,03324,866
England371:1,505,89364,828
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Norway301:171,41020,526
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
France181:3,690,151224,666
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Finland71:785,24338,644
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:100,84110,216

The alternate forms: Kroné (39) & Kröne (1) are calculated separately.

Krone (52) may also be a first name.

Krone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Crown” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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

Krone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krone (Russian: Кроне) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Kroné or Kröne. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krone? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krone is the 46,101st most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 647,724 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Krone live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 52 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 6,403 people, or 1 in 12,573. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 32 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany Krone exists in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Krone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Krone has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Krone surname grew 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 411 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Krone are 18.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Krone earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning 285,378 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning R 256,128 per year; in United States they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $46,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $52,265 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kroné9339/
Kröne931/
Krohne911,791/
Kroone91475/
Kroney9155/
Khrone9121/
Kroune9115/
Kroneh916/
Kronje916/
Krosne911/
Kroene911/
Kroneu911/
Kronge911/
Kronie911/
Kronne911/
Krrone910/
Kron899,420/
Kroneis83163/
Krognes83140/
Krosney83114/
Krohner8391/
Krogner8391/
Krouner8379/
Kroehne8331/
Kronhed8322/
Krosnes8318/
Krooner8311/
Krohnje836/
Kronneh836/
Krohnet832/
K'Roune831/
Kroinge831/
Kronees831/
Kronher831/
Khroune831/
Khroner831/
Krotner831/
Krojner831/
Krongue831/
Krounet831/
Kronest830/
Krooney830/
Kroiner830/
Krohn8024,406/
Kroon8017,355/
Crone8012,139/
Krane802,272/
Krona80649/
Kroni80631/
Kroun80599/
Krune80392/
Khron80375/
Kroin80301/
Krzon80141/
Krene80124/
Kronn8061/
Kruon8031/
Kroyn8020/
Kronh8019/
Kromn8010/
Krhon806/
Krojn805/
Krgon804/
Krony803/
Hkron802/
Krüne801/
Krottner7759/
Kroneiss7735/
Krosness7720/
Khronets773/
Kroneisz773/
Kroytner772/
Kroneich771/
Krothner771/
Krongnee771/
Cronje7318,008/
Croney731,903/
Croner73862/
Cronie73551/
Krouna73513/
Krosny73383/
Krouni73243/
Kruneš73205/
Khroni73173/
Croone73139/
Kroona73114/
Kronaj73106/
Krange73104/
Croene7391/
Krhoun7384/
Krühne7381/
Cronne7373/
Krönes7373/
Krahne7370/
Kruyne7369/
Kráner7369/
Crones7366/
Króner7356/
Kröhne7355/
Khruon7348/
Kruner7343/
Kroten7336/
Cronet7336/
Kraune7331/
Krohné7330/
Crosne7327/
Kroohn7325/
Krunes7322/
Krojna7322/
Khrony7322/
Krocin7321/
Kroina7319/
Krooni7319/
Kraney7317/
Kranje7313/
Kreune7312/
Kroyna739/
Kronér739/
Croyne738/
Croune738/
Kronøy738/
Kroeni736/
Krouny736/
Krongh736/
Kroteń736/
Krounh734/
Kroini734/
Croneu734/
Kranei734/
Cronge733/
Krotyn733/
Kraane732/
Kräner732/
Krongk732/
Kranee732/
Kranhe732/
Cronee731/
Kruhne731/
Kcrane731/
Khront731/
Kramne731/
Kranez731/
Krenie731/
Kroing731/
Kronck731/
Kruong731/
Cronea731/
Kranie731/
Kronth731/
Kroung731/
Kronni731/
Kronuy731/
Krojny731/
Crohne731/
Kraned731/
Croine730/
Kroniy730/
Krumne730/
Krohna730/
Krunet730/
Krocen730/
Kroniz730/
Krondt730/
Krenhe730/
Cron675,902/
Kran673,656/
Kraneis67407/
Croenne67350/
Kronova67291/
Kromnoi67263/
Krasney67222/
Krahner67174/
Kragnes67146/
Cronque67138/
Krugner67133/
Kronich67104/
Krossen67100/
Krodtem6784/
Kruijne6780/
Kronová6761/
Krögner6758/
Krossin6757/
Croneis6756/
Krutnes6753/
Kröhner6745/
Krochin6744/
Kronych6741/
Krotten6740/
Kruiner6736/
Krán6734/
Kromnér6734/
Crosner6732/
Cronnie6730/
Crooney6729/
Kragner6724/
Krosien6723/
Crosney6721/
Kroshyn6719/
Kruines6716/
Kronnäs6715/
Kraaner6715/
Krotnyi6714/
Khrunei6714/
Krón6713/
Krousen6712/
Krottem6712/
Crooner6711/
Kronitt6710/
Kruyner6710/
Croënne6710/
Kruuner679/
Croneiß679/
Khreneh679/
Kroscen679/
Křon677/
Cronneh675/
Kroń675/
Kromnoy675/
Kranets674/
Kranetz674/
Krutnee674/
Kraneiß673/
Krossén673/
Krounis673/
Kronhøj673/
Krotnyy672/
Khroina672/
Cronett672/
Krutnet672/
Krauner672/
Kronéis672/
Khronis672/
Kreuner672/
Kromnyi672/
Cronney671/
Khragne671/
Kraunes671/
Krongay671/
Krosniy671/
Krumnne671/
Krunner671/
Kruynet671/
Croiner671/
Cromner671/
Cronhee671/
Croniea671/
Croones671/
Kranech671/
Krunhie671/
Khrotin671/
Kranque671/
Kratner671/
Krähner671/
Kröneis671/
Kronisz671/
Kroszyn671/
Krochyn671/
Gkrenie671/
D'Crone671/
Crosnes671/
Crounes671/
Crogney671/
Crongue671/
Croinne671/
Kruonha671/
Krosnoy671/
Krohtin671/
Krasneh671/
Cronest670/
Cronner670/
Crotney670/
Crouner670/
Croness670/
Kraneer670/
Krochen670/
Kruhner670/
Kroisen670/
Cronnes670/
Kroseen670/
Kranest670/
Croiney670/
Krraner670/

Krone Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krone in the Russian language
Кронеkrone-

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