Craike Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Craike Surname Definition:

A location name in Durham, Yorkshire.

Craike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1061:254,67623,375
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
England221:2,532,63991,802
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Scotland111:340,29210,329

Craike Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Durham, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Craike Last Name Facts

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

The surname Craike is most common in Australia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Craike? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,244,200th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Craike live; 87 percent live in Australasia and 87 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 254,676. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 49 percent are found, Western Australia, where 24 percent are found and New South Wales, where 15 percent are found. Besides Australia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 30 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Craike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Craike has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craiker9240/
Craik912,786/
Crake91929/
Craske831,442/
Craice8352/
Craick8312/
Craieg835/
Kraike835/
Cracke834/
Creake833/
Craket833/
Crikey833/
Craika832/
Chrike832/
Crayke831/
Cradke831/
Craeke830/
Cruike830/
Craiks830/
Crikes830/
Cratke830/
Crik80430/
Crak8022/
Chraiki77822/
Kraiket77276/
Craigue77172/
Schrake7781/
Kraiker7780/
Craskey7746/
Tchrike7729/
Crickey7719/
Crawiec777/
Crickie775/
Crasket775/
Chrakhe772/
Crikkey771/
Crackey771/
Crathke771/
Crawiek771/
Chriker771/
Crasker770/
Schrike770/
Critker770/
Crackee770/
Creiker770/
Crauker770/
Craique770/
Crackie770/
Cratkey770/
Craig73191,408/
Crick739,174/
Crack731,760/
Crace731,625/
Krake731,608/
Creak73572/
Crice73167/
Crayk73147/
Kraik73129/
Krike7371/
Crhak7345/
Zrike7340/
Zrake7338/
Crauk7321/
Craek7320/
Srike7319/
Craak7313/
Creik7311/
Crieg737/
Craic735/
Craki734/
Criek732/
Crika732/
Creke731/
Craka731/
Criki731/
Craix731/
Hcrak731/
Cruik730/
Craeg730/
Srake730/
Crikk730/
Schricke71478/
Schrieke7166/
Schritke7122/
Schracke7114/
Kraicker7114/
Chrikess717/
Schratke715/
Schriker713/
Schreake713/
Crasskey711/
Kraikeat711/
Creagkey710/
Chriskey710/
Schraker710/
Chracker710/
Kracke672,396/
Krikke672,146/
Chriki671,146/
Cracea671,028/
Shrake67749/
Craigg67604/
Craigs67480/
Cruice67471/
Kreike67263/
Crickx67198/
Crague67178/
Chraki67175/
Schrikker67172/
Creyke67148/
Criyak67146/
Crique67109/
Schreacke6789/
Kratke6782/
Zraika6771/
Kraake6770/
Shrike6765/
Creace6761/
Krikie6759/
Crachi6758/
Cracky6744/
Krieke6740/
Creask6738/
Criche6738/
Craqui6735/
Kraick6731/
Creske6730/
Krakie6730/
Creaky6730/
Cruiks6725/
Zraket6725/
Krauke6725/
Sraiki6724/
Crikis6722/
Krakeš6720/
Kriške6720/
Creeke6716/
Crauck6713/
Kraika6713/
Sriked6712/
Kraiuk6711/
Craque679/
Craigh678/
Tchrikhet678/
Sracke678/
Schriskey677/
Sraker676/
Croick675/
Kreake675/
Krajik675/
Crieck675/
Cracui675/
Krijke675/
Craigt674/
Cricky674/
Kraßke674/
Zraiki674/
Kraked674/
Kriked674/
Kraikeesh674/
Craaig673/
Criegh673/
Chriky673/
Qraiqe673/
Crasky672/
Creick672/
Srikie672/
Krayik672/
Zriker672/
Cracce671/
Cracey671/
Craegh671/
Dzrake671/
Schracker671/
Sreake671/
Khrake671/
Crakit671/
Crigue671/
Srieke671/
Schriecke671/
Gcrace671/
Chraqi671/
Crujak671/
Crauce671/
Crackz671/
Sraiky671/
Krikeh671/
Cracck671/
Craigp671/
Sraket671/
Srikee671/
Crikoi671/
Krakei671/
Crasks670/
Crauks670/
Cricey670/
Schritker670/
Cricketts670/
Cruick670/
Croeke670/
Craegg670/
Kcrick670/
Creack670/
Craaks670/
Crakio670/
Cruika670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Craike
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis