Kryger Surname

115,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kryger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kryger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,6101:23,6083,592
Denmark1,0481:5,386488
United States8571:422,93936,609
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
England181:3,095,448105,421
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Norway91:571,36544,190
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Kryger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kryger occurs most in Poland. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kryger.

How Common Is The Last Name Kryger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,211th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,817,796 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kryger live; 40 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Poland, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 23,608. Not including Poland Kryger exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Kryger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kryger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kryger last name rose 1,045 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kryger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kryger last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kryger earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning 388,100 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $46,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krygier925,575/
Krygger9290/
Kreyger9288/
Krayger9231/
Krygher925/
Kryoger924/
Krzyger921/
Krycger921/
Krytger920/
Kriger837,394/
Kreger835,080/
Kryzer83239/
Kryjer8354/
Kräger8353/
Krycer8329/
Kréger839/
Cryger836/
Kryser834/
Krygir833/
Kríger831/
Krieger7755,419/
Krijger772,341/
Kreuger771,787/
Kreiger771,451/
Kreeger771,304/
Kreager771,262/
Kraiger77496/
Krigger77346/
Kriguer77259/
Krigere77257/
Kregere77232/
Kruiger77124/
Kregger77103/
Kreyzer7794/
Krajger7788/
Krayzer7737/
Kregert7733/
Krigier7726/
Kraycer7723/
Krigert7722/
Crygier7713/
Krigerr7712/
Krygård7712/
Krayser779/
Krīgere774/
Kregehr774/
Crygger773/
Krisger773/
Kregier773/
Krēgere773/
Kroyzer772/
Kretger772/
Kricger772/
Krziger771/
Crayger771/
Krehger771/
Krăľger771/
Krysier771/
Krujger771/
Krriger771/
Krizger770/
Krigher770/
Krreger770/
Kregeer770/
Krygierová754/
Krigr735/
Krýgr734/
Kraigher71132/
Kreijger7169/
Kreegher7164/
Kreegier7123/
Kriegier7113/
Kroysier7112/
Kreigher718/
Kriegger714/
Kreigere714/
Kreisger713/
Kruiguer712/
Kreegerr711/
Kregheur711/
Kreigerz711/
Krigeier711/
Krayzier711/
Krøysert711/
Kriegerr711/
Krigerød711/
Kriegher711/
Kreugher710/
Kreinger710/
Kroinger710/
Kreigert710/
Kreanger710/
Kreigger710/
Creger671,500/
Criger67798/
Kriser67337/
Kreser67141/
Krejer67101/
Krizer6766/
Cryzer6765/
Krezer6750/
Krøyserth6716/
Cryser6715/
Krígerová6710/
Kräser676/
Krecer674/
Kryzerová674/
Krijer673/
Kregerová673/
Krigyr672/
Kricer671/
Krízer671/
Krighr670/
Kregir670/
Kriegr670/
Kresir670/

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Kryger Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kryger
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