Craies Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Craies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Craies Last Name Facts

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

The last name Craies occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Craies? popularity and diffusion

The surname Craies is the 4,034,050th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Craies are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 69 percent reside and Western Cape, where 31 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 38 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Craies Last Name Statistics demography

Craies earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning R 252,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crais91290/
Craes9173/
Cries9125/
Craie915/
Craise83119/
Cragie8367/
Craice8352/
Criess8320/
Craiss8312/
Crayes839/
Cruies834/
Craist832/
Kraies831/
Chrais831/
Chries831/
Craius831/
Craues831/
Craije831/
Croies830/
Crawes830/
Crai801,070/
Crie80115/
Crae80109/
Cruiess777/
Krahies774/
Krawies773/
Crajesh772/
Craisse772/
Cragges771/
Crigges771/
Srauies771/
Cruiese770/
Crogies770/
Schries770/
Schraes770/
Croes735,646/
Creus734,432/
Craiu732,525/
Crees731,621/
Kries731,046/
Craus73953/
Craia73928/
Crays73707/
Krais73607/
Craye73359/
Crues73195/
Creis73182/
Criez7377/
Kraes7377/
Crait7371/
Crois7365/
Craje7336/
Cruis7333/
Creas7332/
Craiz7330/
Craid7329/
Kraie7318/
Crawe739/
Craiß739/
Jrais738/
Craiy735/
Sraes735/
Craue734/
Kcrai734/
Creys734/
Craij733/
Crayi733/
Cruie732/
Craeh732/
Ckrai732/
Craih731/
Criie731/
Crije731/
Créas731/
Craić731/
Srais731/
Crijs731/
Craix731/
Criey730/
Cryie730/
Crrie730/
Schreies711/
Schriess710/
Cruise6710,062/
Crause672,379/
Crowie671,233/
Crease671,082/
Khrais67973/
Croise67636/
Cruice67471/
Kraiss67380/
Cruess67272/
Kriess67143/
Qurais67116/
Creuse67105/
Kragie6792/
Crauss6772/
Creyts6767/
Creace6761/
Crauet6759/
Craiut6755/
Crogie6745/
Khries6742/
Kraish6736/
Cruits6736/
Cruijs6728/
Kraias6725/
Kraess6724/
Crayee6722/
Creash6718/
Kreies6718/
Krawes6718/
Creesh6716/
Chrois6716/
Crowes6716/
Krijes6714/
Kraues6712/
Kriehs6711/
Croiet6711/
Kraios6710/
Qraish6710/
Cragge678/
Kriesz677/
Craith676/
Croess675/
Crojas674/
Creuss674/
Kraise674/
Crejis674/
Jrajis673/
Kriesh673/
Sriesz672/
Creast672/
Crijos672/
Croyie672/
Kruies672/
Krawie672/
Quries672/
Creids672/
Craich671/
Krayes671/
Cruihe671/
Crayoe671/
Creieh671/
Creius671/
Crejos671/
Chruis671/
Screus671/
Cruish671/
Chreis671/
Craitz671/
Crrees671/
Kraisc671/
Jraice671/
Kraaie671/
Sraist671/
Schrauwes671/
Chroes671/
Crriez671/
Crujie671/
Crauce671/
Creahe671/
Crahai671/
Kraiez671/
Jraise671/
Craust671/
Crayse671/
Creyus671/
Chrees670/
Creuys670/
Creise670/
Creiss670/
Zriess670/
Crauts670/
Creios670/
Crigie670/
Kraiet670/
Creush670/
Shries670/
Cruiss670/
Craihi670/
Cruist670/
Creits670/

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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 Craies
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