Kruk Surname
Approximately 21,586 people bear this surname
Kruk Surname User-submission:
The Kruk surname means 'crow'.
Kruk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 7,692 | 1:5,918 | 630 |
| Belarus | 3,776 | 1:2,516 | 222 |
| Russia | 2,378 | 1:60,607 | 7,877 |
| United States | 2,353 | 1:154,041 | 15,788 |
| Canada | 815 | 1:45,209 | 5,570 |
| Brazil | 579 | 1:369,731 | 14,122 |
| Netherlands | 569 | 1:29,679 | 4,898 |
| Argentina | 558 | 1:76,601 | 6,501 |
| Poland | 555 | 1:68,484 | 10,735 |
| Germany | 441 | 1:182,552 | 21,310 |
| France | 354 | 1:187,635 | 29,176 |
| Australia | 293 | 1:92,135 | 10,536 |
| England | 239 | 1:233,130 | 19,331 |
| Kazakhstan | 182 | 1:97,157 | 10,880 |
| Norway | 65 | 1:79,112 | 11,031 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Cambodia | 53 | 1:292,210 | 3,459 |
| Ireland | 51 | 1:92,332 | 5,140 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Czechia | 42 | 1:253,178 | 34,142 |
| Moldova | 39 | 1:91,317 | 11,266 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Transnistria | 32 | 1:14,834 | 2,816 |
| Slovakia | 30 | 1:177,882 | 30,511 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Paraguay | 26 | 1:278,336 | 4,605 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 1:433,513 | 18,290 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Krük (23,008) are calculated separately.
Kruk (36) may also be a first name.
Kruk Surname Meaning
Kruk Demographics
Kruk Political Affiliation
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Kruk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kruk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kruk (Russian: Крук) is found most in Ukraine. It may also occur as: Krük. Click here for other potential spellings of Kruk.
How Common Is The Last Name Kruk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 24,990th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 337,605 people. Kruk is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Kruk reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 36 people.
It is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 7,692 people, or 1 in 5,918. In Ukraine Kruk is primarily concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 20 percent reside, Rivne Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Kiev Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this surname occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.
Kruk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kruk has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 21,391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 23,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kruk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kruk surname are 14.99% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kruk earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.24% less than the national average, earning 217,186 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.77% less than the national average, earning R 197,796 per year; in United States they earn 12.2% more than the national average, earning $48,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $47,914 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kruk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kruk in the Russian language | ||
| Крук | kruk | - |
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