Kröhan Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Kröhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kröhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Finland61:916,11741,832
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Krohan (6) are calculated separately.

Kröhan Last Name Facts

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

Kröhan is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Krohan. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kröhan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kröhan live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Kröhan is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 13 percent reside and Finland, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krohan946/
Krähan8332/
Kröhanová8011/
Krehahn7762/
Krehain7734/
Krähahn7730/
Kraehan7715/
Kroehan772/
Krehhan771/
Krehayn771/
Krähann771/
Kraon7320/
Kroan7313/
Kraehahn7121/
Krehhahn712/
Crehan672,286/
Crohan67168/
Krahon6744/
Kraoun673/
Krohon672/
Kruian671/
Crohain6288/
Krehein6213/
Croahan622/
Kreon557/
Kroón551/
Qraon551/
Crețan50333/
Croain50202/
Croean501/
Croaun501/
Crehon501/
Cruian500/
Craean500/
Craoin500/
Crahon500/

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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
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  • 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 Kröhan
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