Kruhl Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kruhl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kruhl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Krühl (10) are calculated separately.

Kruhl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kruhl is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Krühl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kruhl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,248,410th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Kruhl occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kruhl live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Kruhl is most common in Germany, where it is held by 144 people, or 1 in 559,066. In Germany Kruhl is most frequent in: Saxony, where 19 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Hamburg, where 15 percent are found. Beside Germany Kruhl occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 16 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Kruhl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kruhl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kruhl surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krühl9310/
Krouhl911/
Krul895,308/
Kruchel837/
Kruchyl833/
Krull8013,927/
Kraul801,126/
Kreul801,083/
Khrul801,054/
Kroul80203/
Krule8039/
Krusl800/
Kruhlova771,778/
Kruschel77965/
Kruchell7719/
Kruhlowa772/
Kraule73183/
Krňoul7394/
Kreule7390/
Krulle7328/
Krausl7318/
Krault7317/
Kroutl7315/
Krutyl7310/
Khrule732/
Kroule731/
Krußel731/
Kreutl731/
Kraull730/
Krusle730/
Kroull730/
Creuhl730/
Kruschell7117/
Kreuschel711/
Krol6717,674/
Kroutil67954/
Kreusel67901/
Krusell67790/
Crul67697/
Król67520/
Kreutel67476/
Krulová67342/
Kreußel67260/
Krussel67173/
Kruszel67103/
Kruusel6769/
Krulova6747/
Krausel6728/
Krutell6728/
Krůl6724/
Kroutel6719/
Krousel6713/
Krautil678/
Krúl673/
Khrushchel672/
Krousil671/
Qrul671/
Kruttel671/
Kroucil671/
Kreusle670/
Kruisel670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kruhl
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