van Kruger Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
van Kruger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
The alternate forms: van Krüger (1) are calculated separately.
van Kruger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Kruger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Kruger occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: van Krüger. For other potential spellings of van Kruger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Kruger? popularity and diffusion
The last name van Kruger is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of van Kruger are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname van Kruger is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Krüger | 97 | 1 | / |
| von Kruger | 90 | 142 | / |
| von Kruguer | 86 | 12 | / |
| von Krueger | 86 | 8 | / |
| von Kriger | 80 | 17 | / |
| von Krüger | 80 | 6 | / |
| van Krause | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Kruse | 74 | 6 | / |
| von Kroge | 74 | 1 | / |
| von Krause | 70 | 45 | / |
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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 van Kruger
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