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
Average Kruk Salary in
United States
$48,412 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kruk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kruk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kruk (Russian: Крук) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Krük. For other potential spellings of Kruk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kruk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,990th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 337,605 people. The last name Kruk occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kruk are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Kruk is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent given name globally, held by 36 people.
The last name Kruk is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held 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 is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.
Kruk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kruk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kruk last name increased 21,391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 23,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kruk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion 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 last name are 14.99% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 61.76% being registered with 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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