Crayer Surname

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

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Crayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Crayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France201:3,321,136213,627
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Crayer Last Name Facts

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

Crayer is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Crayer occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Crayer are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Indian Ocean.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France it is most prevalent in: Réunion, where 100 percent reside. Not including France it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Crayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crayer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scrayer922/
Cryer917,882/
Craer919/
Crayr911/
Schrayer86128/
Krayer831,096/
Creyer8394/
Cruyer8334/
Crauer8318/
Croyer835/
Zrayer835/
Cryier834/
Crawer834/
Srayer833/
Craier833/
Chraer831/
Chrayr831/
Cryerr830/
Crayar830/
Criyer830/
Crayor830/
Schryer771,224/
Schraer77594/
Shrayer77104/
Croyere7730/
Crauwer7725/
Crygier7713/
Szrayer7711/
Crygger773/
Chroyer773/
Scroyer772/
Cragier771/
Chraier771/
Cragger770/
Croyier770/
Craiyre770/
Chreyer770/
Krayert770/
Creer733,276/
Crear731,196/
Crier73560/
Sryer73236/
Sraer73102/
Crair7345/
Kryer7338/
Kraer7322/
Cruer7312/
Srayr731/
Croer730/
Craur730/
Schreyer718,106/
Schroyer712,063/
Schraier71191/
Schruyer7117/
Schrajer7115/
Schrauer712/
Schrayir711/
Schriyer710/
Schrayar710/
Schryerr710/
Sroyer671,486/
Krauer671,460/
Kreyer671,061/
Kroyer67675/
Kruyer67461/
Krøyer67413/
Šrajer67383/
Shryer67200/
Shraer67140/
Srajer67126/
Crower67109/
Chrair6782/
Sraier6772/
Kryjer6754/
Kraier6737/
Krajer6736/
Creear6724/
Šraier6720/
Creart6713/
Krawer6711/
Šreyer677/
Criear675/
Jrayar675/
Creare673/
Chreer673/
Srayre673/
Srauer673/
Creuer673/
Crrier672/
Screur672/
Srayar672/
Croier672/
Crouer672/
Chrier672/
Kryier671/
Croyor671/
Zroyer671/
Šrayerová671/
Crujer671/
Crearr671/
Zraier671/
Schrauwer671/
Crujar671/
Craire671/
Srawer671/
Srhaer671/
Creiar670/
Creurt670/
Screar670/
Creier670/
Craure670/
Screir670/
Kriyer670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Crayer
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