Kros Surname

287,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kros Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3841:43,9777,483
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Russia2051:703,03959,725
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Cambodia711:218,1293,139
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
India221:34,866,608408,224
England221:2,532,63991,802
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
France61:11,070,454349,096
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Kroš (10) & Kroś (1) are calculated separately.

Kros (247) may also be a first name.

Kros Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kros (Hindi: क्रोस, Russian: Крос) is found most in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kroš or Kroś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kros? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 287,196th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,450,670 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kros reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kros is also the 567,531st most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 247 people.

Kros is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 43,977. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 57 percent are found, North Brabant, where 17 percent are found and Gelderland, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 15 percent are found.

Kros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kros has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kros surname grew 1,821 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kros Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kros last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kros surname are 27.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kros earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $52,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.14% more than the national average, earning $86,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kroš9210/
Kroś921/
Kroes896,442/
Kross893,671/
Kroos892,017/
Krzos891,568/
Krois891,386/
Hkros89918/
Krosh89440/
Krous89385/
Krose89188/
Krojs8981/
Krohs8964/
Kroys8944/
Gkros8929/
K'Ros8912/
Krosz899/
Khros892/
Kroës891/
Krosx891/
Krouse804,632/
Kroiss801,308/
Kroush801,258/
Krosch80934/
Krosse80729/
Krooss80134/
Krohse80130/
Gkrous8074/
Kroess8069/
Kroisz8063/
Kroohs8060/
Krotts8052/
Krouss8048/
Kroyts8022/
Krotse8018/
Kroihs8018/
Kroosh8015/
Krouhs8015/
Kroosz8011/
Kroehs8011/
Kroëse8011/
Khrose806/
Kroots806/
Kroost806/
Krostt805/
Khrosh804/
Krouts803/
Krotsh803/
Krzoss803/
Kroizs803/
Krotsz803/
Kroits802/
Kroise801/
Kroose801/
Ckroos801/
Khroos801/
Kroisß801/
Kroičs801/
Kkrose801/
Cros7516,266/
Kras755,390/
Krus752,832/
Kroß75461/
Kroz75231/
Krůs7535/
Kroć7531/
Krás7517/
Krüs752/
Qros752/
Krús751/
Krotsch73138/
Krosche7391/
Krosova7335/
Krosová7321/
Kroisch7315/
Kroitts7311/
Krousse735/
Krosowa735/
Khroush732/
Kroutse732/
Khroshe731/
Hkroush731/
Kcrosse731/
Kroushe731/
Khrouse730/
Cross67176,622/
Kraus67133,486/
Kruse6793,933/
Croos677,072/
Crous676,315/
Croes675,646/
Kruis672,369/
Krass672,352/
Crose671,894/
Kroiß671,871/
Krush671,287/
Kruus671,022/
Kruss67656/
Krase67644/
Crost67598/
Kraas67494/
Krash67412/
Krocz67402/
Krusz67347/
Kreus67343/
Krzus67327/
Khrus67302/
Kruys67263/
Crots67241/
Krooß67173/
Krajs67131/
Krasz67126/
Crois6765/
Kruhs6757/
Krouz6754/
Kroiz6749/
Krüss6743/
Krász6738/
Kroisová6732/
Crosh6731/
Kroße6731/
Krohz6722/
Kroez6720/
Krouß6718/
Krousová6715/
Croys6715/
Kruzs6712/
Kruså6712/
Kroitsch6711/
Krohß6710/
Krossova679/
Crosz678/
Qross677/
Krúzs677/
Krahs676/
Quros674/
Khroz673/
Krooz673/
Kroshova672/
Crosp672/
Krrus672/
Gkras672/
Krzoś672/
Krossová672/
Krads671/
Khras671/
Krgus671/
Kőrosová671/
Krãss671/
Krüsh671/
Kroyz671/
Kroyß671/
Croës671/
Krozz671/
Krras671/
Qrohs671/
Crros671/
Krotscht671/
Cruos670/
Crohs670/

Kros Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kros in the Hindi language
क्रोसkrosa-
Kros in the Russian language
Кросkros-

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