Craye Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Craye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Craye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2651:250,65238,735
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Belgium191:605,08754,956
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Crayé (7) are calculated separately.

Craye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Craye is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered as a variant: Crayé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Craye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 786,896th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name Craye occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Craye are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Craye is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 250,652. In France it is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 49 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent live. Apart from France it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Craye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Craye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Craye surname expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Craye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Craye last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Craye earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 100.76% more than the national average, earning $86,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crayé937/
Crayee9122/
Crayes919/
Crayoe911/
Chraye911/
Craiye911/
Cray895,483/
Crye89945/
Crae89109/
Chrayeh8310/
Chrayet837/
Crayhee833/
Crays80707/
Chray80332/
Crayo80223/
Kraye80199/
Scray80138/
Croye8044/
Craje8036/
Creay8021/
Crawe809/
Craay809/
Sraye808/
Craey807/
Cruye806/
Craie805/
Craiy805/
Craue804/
Crayt804/
Chrae804/
Crayz803/
Crayi803/
Craeh802/
Creye802/
Crray801/
Crahy801/
Crayy801/
Crajy800/
Cryie800/
Chrayahe771/
Crahay731,117/
Schray731,042/
Krayee73334/
Crayop73181/
Croyet73113/
Cragie7367/
Crauet7359/
Krayeh7350/
Craies7324/
Crehay7320/
Cragge738/
Schrae735/
Crawey734/
Krayet734/
Croyie732/
Krayes731/
Chraje731/
Chraya731/
Craues731/
Creaey731/
Creaiy731/
Shraye731/
Srayeh731/
Qrayeh731/
Schrye731/
Crouye731/
Creahe731/
Craije731/
Krayed731/
Srayie731/
Jrayed731/
Creaer730/
Crawes730/
Craeyh730/
Croy677,202/
Crea676,675/
Cree675,174/
Kray673,764/
Craigie673,523/
Crai671,070/
Chrayah67546/
Sray67448/
Crue67346/
Chraiet67321/
Crey67278/
Xray67164/
Croe67134/
Krae67124/
Crie67115/
Craj67103/
Creu6784/
Srye6783/
Crau6781/
Cruy6776/
Croa6722/
Craigge6717/
Créa6712/
Zrae6711/
Criyaei679/
Jray678/
Kraayer678/
Schraje677/
Croyeau676/
Qray675/
Crei674/
Zray674/
Chrayaa674/
Krye672/
Crúa672/
Craa671/
Schreye671/
Crieyee671/
Krajaye671/
Chrayat671/
Tchreye671/
Chraiee671/
Chriyeh671/
Creà671/
Creá671/
Craaier671/
Qurayeh671/
Qrae671/
Srae671/
Craggee670/
Croyier670/
Shrayes670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Craye
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