Craze Surname

209,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Craze Surname Definition:

A variant of Crass, q.v.

Craze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6611:84,2949,268
United States6051:599,10648,792
Australia2191:123,26813,526
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Wales611:50,7304,716
Israel591:145,04515,356
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
India191:40,371,862445,856
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3431:71,0657,921
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Craze (265) may also be a first name.

Craze Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Crass, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Halliwell has "Crayze, a wild fellow." Conf. Craze in Jamieson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Cherease, Chyrease, which Polwhele renders "the middle house" (probably chy-creis). Creis, creiz, signifies also force, strength; and cres is peace, quiet, rest.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Crez; from the Dutch, Kress; a personal name.

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

Craze Last Name Facts

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

The last name Craze (Arabic: جزع) is most common in England. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Craze? popularity and diffusion

It is the 209,874th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,703,021 people. The last name Craze is primarily found in Europe, where 38 percent of Craze are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 546,451st most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 265 people.

The surname Craze is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 84,294. In England it is primarily found in: Cornwall, where 31 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Devon, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Craze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Craze has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Craze last name increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Craze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Craze are 7.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.26% registered with the party.

The amount Craze earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 411.36% more than the national average, earning R 1,215,190 per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.08% more than the national average, earning $60,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crauze9129/
Crazie9110/
Crazee919/
Crazer916/
Crazey914/
Craize911/
Crazze911/
Dcraze911/
Crazet911/
Crazes910/
Cratze910/
Cratzer8340/
Crauzer8327/
Craizer8326/
Crazier839/
Craioze833/
Crayzie831/
Creazed831/
Creazer830/
Crautze830/
Crazeer830/
Crayzer830/
Schraze830/
Crase802,283/
Croze801,975/
Crace801,625/
Crazy80210/
Crage80166/
Kraze8052/
Craje8036/
Crize8017/
Craitzer771/
Crayzhee771/
Schrazer770/
Creatzer770/
Krauze7311,913/
Crozet732,875/
Crause732,379/
Crager731,811/
Crease731,082/
Cracea731,028/
Crozes73730/
Craige73589/
Scrace73509/
Croize73503/
Creuze73489/
Croeze73271/
Crozer73228/
Craise73119/
Cragie7367/
Creace7361/
Cruize7358/
Crazzy7356/
Craice7352/
Crasez7338/
Kratze7325/
Kraize7313/
Craßer7311/
Crouze739/
Cragge738/
Crauzi738/
Krajze738/
Krayze737/
Craset737/
Crasse735/
Crasey734/
Cracer734/
Crrazy734/
Creazy734/
Cragey733/
Craces732/
Crasie732/
Cratse732/
Crazis732/
Creeze732/
Creaza732/
Craazy732/
Crashe731/
Crauge731/
Crozie731/
Craget731/
Krazes731/
Krazet731/
Chrage731/
Chraje731/
Cracce731/
Cracey731/
Cragee731/
Cratge731/
Creage731/
Sraize731/
Srazer731/
Crauzé731/
Kradze731/
Gcrace731/
Dcroze731/
Crozze731/
Crueze731/
Creyze731/
Crauce731/
Craije731/
Czrazy731/
Crayzi731/
Crayzy731/
Crazyy731/
Crayse731/
Crizei731/
Crages730/
Crozey730/
Crotze730/
Craser730/
Craceu730/
Schrauzer7140/
Crozier6719,062/
Crouzet677,242/
Creasey675,935/
Creager674,081/
Craigie673,523/
Creaser671,705/
Croizet671,146/
Creuzet67899/
Croizer67782/
Crotzer67580/
Craiger67428/
Crauser67317/
Crasset67290/
Creazzi67177/
Creuzer6762/
Crausse6752/
Crozett6749/
Crasser6748/
Krayzer6737/
Crasher6730/
Creacey6729/
Creazza6727/
Cragett6722/
Craigge6717/
Kcraget6717/
Croyzer6717/
Kratzet6716/
Crouzer6716/
Creasie6712/
Cruizer6711/
Crassee6711/
Crashes6710/
Creasea679/
Croutze679/
Crouzie679/
Crachet677/
Creache677/
Schraje677/
Srazier676/
Crassie675/
Cracher675/
Chraizi675/
Krazier674/
Kratzey674/
Croizie674/
Kradzer674/
Craidge673/
Craiget673/
Krajzer673/
Krausze673/
Screace672/
Crassey672/
Craycee672/
Creashe672/
Krazets672/
Craisse672/
Crozher672/
Crhause671/
Croozer671/
Crozzer671/
Crayger671/
Ckrause671/
Shrazer671/
Creaseu671/
Crausey671/
Creaset671/
Craiser671/
Kraizet671/
Shrazee671/
Crauset671/
Creizet671/
Crozjer671/
Shrazez671/
Creyzer671/
Kraczer671/
Craggie670/
Crashie670/
Scrasce670/
Craggee670/
Crasier670/
Crauger670/
Cratser670/
Crayche670/
Crozeer670/
Craseer670/
Scrozie670/
Crotzes670/
Cratger670/
Crozies670/
Kratzie670/
Crasses670/
Crausea670/
Craigee670/
Crasiey670/
Chrager670/

Craze Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Craze in the Arabic language
جزعjz-
كريزkryz-

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