Crave Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Crave Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller at a Tree [Gaelic and Irish craobh, craebh]

Crave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3581:282,78840,865
France1941:342,38551,549
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Cravé (2) are calculated separately.

Crave (25) may also be a first name.

Crave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller at a Tree [Gaelic and Irish craobh, craebh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Crave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crave has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cravé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crave? popularity and diffusion

It is the 456,743rd most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. The surname Crave occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Crave are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.

The surname Crave is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 282,788. In The Philippines Crave is most frequent in: Davao Region, where 52 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 14 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Crave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crave has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Crave last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crave earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 27.37% less than the national average, earning $31,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.24% less than the national average, earning $35,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cravé932/
Craver915,640/
Cravey911,952/
Cravet91333/
Cravea91249/
Craves91108/
Cravez9141/
Chrave912/
Craveț911/
Creave911/
Cravetz83112/
Schrave8325/
Cravets8323/
Creavey8318/
Creaves8315/
Creaver839/
Cravett838/
Craveis837/
Chravez831/
Crauver831/
Cravech831/
Cravess830/
Craevey830/
Craveys830/
Cravy80364/
Crabe80196/
Krave80147/
Crava80130/
Cravi8083/
Crove8022/
Crive8013/
Crawe809/
Cravetts775/
Creaveys770/
Cravid734,677/
Crampe73902/
Kravet73235/
Kraver73180/
Crivei73169/
Crover73133/
Crivea73110/
Crabie73105/
Kraves7389/
Creavy7385/
Sraver7369/
Craber7361/
Croves7344/
Craibe7342/
Crabey7331/
Kravez7330/
Cravit7328/
Cravis7321/
Scrove7314/
Cravai735/
Kravey734/
Crovet734/
Crawey734/
Crawer734/
Crovea734/
Jraves733/
Croveh733/
Kravei733/
Sraves732/
Kravee732/
Crabes732/
Sraved732/
Crrabe732/
Creeve731/
Kratve731/
Jraver731/
Crabhe731/
Creive731/
Sravej731/
Cravoi731/
Crieve731/
Cravoa731/
Scravi731/
Shrave730/
Crawes730/
Crosve730/
Cravoy730/
Crasbe730/
Schreaves711/
Schreaver710/
Creevey67756/
Kravecz6763/
Shravge6731/
Sreaves6728/
Cravish6725/
Crauwer6725/
Chreive6723/
Kravett6718/
Kravech6714/
Crabetz6711/
Croover679/
Craviss676/
Schrabe676/
Cravitt675/
Crovets675/
Crabett674/
Cravais674/
Shreave672/
Shraved672/
Shraver672/
Kratver672/
Crouves672/
Kraivee672/
Shraves671/
Khraver671/
Kraveds671/
Crovett671/
Shravej671/
Crauber671/
Krauver671/
Creabes671/
Crouvet671/
Crovhet671/
Cravich671/
Craiber671/
Crosver670/
Creaber670/
Crasbey670/
Creives670/
Kraieve670/
Craijue670/
Kreaver670/
Sreaver670/
Creiver670/

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