Craeynest Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Craeynest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craeynest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2691:42,7386,990
France1311:507,04470,604
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Craeynest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Craeynest is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Craeynest.

How Common Is The Last Name Craeynest? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 693,669th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname Craeynest occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Craeynest are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 42,738. In Belgium Craeynest is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 15 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 31 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craeyenest953/
Craynest9457/
Crayneste892/
Crayenest891/
Kreynest8212/
Carnest751/
Grenest751/
Crensto751/
Cronest750/
Cornest750/
Cransta750/
Kranest750/
Kreinest71209/
Cornesta7197/
Graneist7187/
Cornesto7170/
Carnesto7111/
Granesta712/
Carneste711/
Garenest710/
Cornesty710/
Carenist710/
Kreynost710/
Cronst67133/
Corenswet6732/
Kraaijennest671/
Grnest671/
Cornestey670/

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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 Craeynest
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