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 last name Crave is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cravé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crave? popularity and diffusion

Crave is the 456,743rd most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. 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 prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 282,788. In The Philippines Crave is most numerous in: Davao Region, where 52 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 14 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in France, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Crave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crave last name expanded 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Crave surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered with 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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