Kruger Surname

4,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kruger Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Publican [Ger. krüger; from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. krug, jug, pot; O.H.Ger. kruog]

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Kruger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa65,2201:83170
United States19,4991:18,5892,339
Brazil13,2331:16,177817
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Australia4,1031:6,580967
Canada2,4621:14,9662,193
Argentina1,3101:32,6292,716
Netherlands1,0981:15,3802,321
England1,0931:50,9776,304
France7141:93,02913,494
Namibia6941:3,472608
Germany4861:165,64919,614
New Zealand3581:12,6492,205
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Chile2481:71,0342,917
Spain2341:199,79513,704
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
Zimbabwe1351:114,35715,590
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Peru901:353,15712,093
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Ecuador711:224,0268,184
Norway691:74,52610,434
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Paraguay561:129,2282,804
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Austria351:243,29828,936
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Wales261:119,0209,008
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Greece221:503,62763,727
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Iceland181:21,1161,735
Finland171:323,33523,349
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Croatia81:528,57638,675
India81:95,883,173728,828
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
China71:195,331,65210,124
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tonga41:26,828461
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0431:16,5032,097

The alternate forms: Krüger (161,689), Krűger (9) & Krúger (2) are calculated separately.

Kruger (503) may also be a first name.

Kruger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Publican [Ger. krüger; from (with agential suff. -er) Ger. krug, jug, pot; O.H.Ger. kruog]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Inn-Keeper” in German. Compare Afrikaans “Kroeg” for “Bar”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) A publican or innkeeper.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'publican', 'pub owner', 'innkeeper', or '(traveling) harness dealer' in ancient German. It comes from the word krug, which means 'tavern', 'inn', or 'jug'.

- Matthias Krüger

Kruger Last Name Facts

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

Kruger (Georgian: კრუგერ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Krüger, Krűger or Krúger. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kruger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,776th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,687 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Kruger live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kruger is also the 377,962nd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 503 people.

Kruger is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 65,220 people, or 1 in 831. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 38 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Kruger is found in 123 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Kruger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kruger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 641 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 780 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 338 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 371 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kruger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kruger last name are 17.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Kruger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning €37,762 per year; in Peru they earn 308.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 79,283 per year; in South Africa they earn 84.03% more than the national average, earning R 437,328 per year; in United States they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $45,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krüger94161,689/
Krűger949/
Krúger942/
Krueger9262,498/
Kreuger921,787/
Krugger92185/
Kruguer92141/
Kruiger92124/
Krugher9217/
Krauger9212/
Krugerr9212/
Krugier9211/
Krunger927/
Krouger925/
Kkruger922/
Krugeer922/
Krudger921/
Krusger921/
Krujger921/
Kruuger921/
Krucger921/
Khruger920/
Krutger920/
Kruegger866/
Kruegerr862/
Kruiguer862/
Krougher861/
Kreugher860/
Kruegher860/
Krusgher860/
Kriger837,394/
Kroger833,049/
Cruger83784/
Kruser83694/
Kruzer83170/
Krucer832/
Krujer832/
Krugre831/
Krużer831/
Krugerová805/
Krugerova801/
Krieger7755,419/
Kreuzer7717,214/
Kroeger778,821/
Krauser772,400/
Kreuser772,048/
Kruijer771,200/
Krauzer77429/
Krigger77346/
Krogger77105/
Kruuser7766/
Crunger7734/
Krigier7726/
Crugher7723/
Krigerr7712/
Cruguer777/
Crouger775/
Krügier775/
Kruiser774/
Creuger772/
Kricger772/
Krooger771/
Kruegir771/
Krughjr771/
Crugger771/
Krouzer771/
Kreucer771/
Krriger771/
Crauger770/
Cruiger770/
Krugair770/
Krocger770/
Kruicer770/
Crugier770/
Krausert71382/
Kriegier7113/
Kroegher718/
Kriegger714/
Kreuscer711/
Kreutcer711/
Krigeier711/
Creuguer711/
Krauzzer711/
Kriegerr711/
Kriegher711/
Krouseer710/
Krousert710/
Cruser67752/
Crüger67191/
Croger67150/
Krusyr67132/
Krozer6743/
Krügerová6738/
Cruzer6727/
Crucer6719/
Krusir6710/
Kruzir6710/
Krigyr672/
Crujer671/
Krűgerová671/
Krużyr671/
D'Kroeger671/

Kruger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kruger in the Georgian language
კრუგერkruger-

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Kruger Reference & Research

Creager-Krieger, etc FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Krueger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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