Crabs Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Crabs Surname User-submission:

A surname of Barvarian origin. It refers to a fisherman who deals with shellfish, such as crabs.

Crabs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Crabs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Barvarian origin. It refers to a fisherman who deals with shellfish, such as crabs.

- risley.lowe.ahearn

Crabs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crabs occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Crabs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crabs? popularity and diffusion

Crabs is the 3,185,033rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Crabs is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Crabs reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 338,137. In Belgium Crabs is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 88 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Belgium Crabs exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Crab89634/
Schrabs831/
Craib801,601/
Craps801,039/
Krabs80319/
Crasp805/
Șcrab804/
Craws804/
Crafs803/
Crabh801/
Crabd801/
Cravs801/
Crabt800/
Crobs800/
Crapps731,216/
Crapse73399/
Kraabs7316/
Krabsz739/
Craspe735/
Craffs733/
Kraubs732/
Creaws731/
Crawse731/
Crobst731/
Craybj731/
Cratfs731/
Crapss731/
Craips731/
Scraps730/
Creavs730/
Krab67826/
Schraps67395/
Crap67291/
Crav67199/
Crob6716/
Krabsch6711/
Crappse677/
Schrabz671/
Qrab671/

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