Kröger Surname

16,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kröger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kröger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31,3251:2,570250
Finland1,1891:4,623750
Sweden1711:57,5834,438
Denmark971:58,1935,922
Switzerland971:84,6699,525
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Austria391:218,34426,757
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Norway191:270,64728,127
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England61:9,286,343223,652
France61:11,070,454349,096
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Kroger (3,049) are calculated separately.

Kröger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kröger occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kroger. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kröger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,697th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 219,095 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kröger are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kröger is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 31,325 people, or 1 in 2,570. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 19 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Kröger Last Name Statistics demography

Kröger earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning 323,569 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kroger943,049/
Kreger835,080/
Krager831,138/
Kräger8353/
Cröger8316/
Kréger839/
Kroeger778,821/
Kreuger771,787/
Kreeger771,304/
Kraeger77633/
Kruiger77124/
Krogger77105/
Kregger77103/
Kærager7717/
Kragger779/
Kregehr774/
Kregier773/
Krohger773/
Krehger771/
Kragher770/
Krocger770/
Krageer770/
Krreger770/
Kregeer770/
Kreegher7164/
Kreegier7123/
Kroegher718/
Kregheur711/
Kreegerr711/
Kreugher710/
D'Kroeger671/
Kregir670/
Cragher6217/
Crogier6215/
Craeger628/
Croeger625/
Creuger622/
Cragier621/
Crogher620/
Cruiger620/
Cragger620/
Crogger620/
Cregheur57124/
Crégheur571/
Kroghair571/
Cragir500/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kröger
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