Kruk Surname

24,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kruk Surname User-submission:

The Kruk surname means 'crow'.

Kruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7,6921:5,918630
Belarus3,7761:2,516222
Russia2,3781:60,6077,877
United States2,3531:154,04115,788
Canada8151:45,2095,570
Brazil5791:369,73114,122
Netherlands5691:29,6794,898
Argentina5581:76,6016,501
Poland5551:68,48410,735
Germany4411:182,55221,310
France3541:187,63529,176
Australia2931:92,13510,536
England2391:233,13019,331
Kazakhstan1821:97,15710,880
Norway651:79,11211,031
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Cambodia531:292,2103,459
Ireland511:92,3325,140
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Moldova391:91,31711,266
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Transnistria321:14,8342,816
Slovakia301:177,88230,511
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Austria221:387,06540,442
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Denmark151:376,31425,792
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Lithuania71:433,51318,290
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Wales61:515,75523,171
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Krük (23,008) are calculated separately.

Kruk (36) may also be a first name.

Kruk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kruk surname means 'crow'.

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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) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Krük. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kruk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,990th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 337,605 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kruk reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 61 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Kruk is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 36 people.

The surname Kruk is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 7,692 people, or 1 in 5,918. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 20 percent reside, Rivne Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Kiev Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine it exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Kruk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kruk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kruk surname 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 devotion of those bearing the Kruk last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus and Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kruk are 14.99% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krük9223,008/
Kruck893,681/
Krouk89683/
Kreuk89634/
Kruik89445/
Kruke89177/
Krauk89105/
Kruuk8999/
Krzuk8964/
Krukh8958/
Kruyk8949/
Krukk8923/
Khruk892/
Kruek892/
Krußk891/
Krueck80219/
Krutke80119/
Krucke8078/
Kruijk8077/
Krauck8048/
Krauke8025/
Krouck8023/
Kruick8021/
Krucks8016/
Krukke8013/
Krukht807/
Kraukh804/
Krzuck802/
Khrukh801/
Kreuck801/
Kruisk801/
Khrouk801/
Khruek801/
Kruzck801/
Krutck801/
Krouke800/
Krug7547,561/
Kruc758,848/
Krok755,038/
Krik751,995/
Cruk75702/
Qruk751/
Kruq751/
Krukova73337/
Kruková7373/
Kruttke7352/
Kruscke7318/
Krauske7312/
Krusske737/
Kruszke734/
Kruchke733/
Krukowa733/
Kreusck732/
Krushke731/
Krauszk731/
Krouzke730/
Kroucke730/
Krick677,021/
Kriek674,505/
Krook672,746/
Kruschke671,317/
Krück67923/
Krugh67669/
Krzok67407/
Kroek67302/
Krokh67241/
Kroug67109/
Krokå6773/
Krikh6761/
Krueg6761/
Khrok6750/
Krugg6744/
Kråik6736/
Krikk6731/
Krugkova6723/
Kruckova6723/
Kraux6722/
Crauk6721/
Cruck6712/
Khrik6712/
Kruykova6710/
Krauc679/
Krugs675/
Åkrok675/
Crouk673/
Kroukova673/
Cruke673/
Krusc673/
Krukhova672/
Kroux672/
Kraug672/
Kruic671/
Kreug671/
Krouc671/
Kruec671/
Kruikova671/
Krukľová671/
Gkrik671/
Kruqu671/
Crujk671/
Cruks671/
Kreuc671/
Krucc671/
Cruik670/
Kruig670/
Cruuk670/
Crusk670/

Kruk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kruk in the Russian language
Крукkruk-

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