Creba Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Creba Surname Definition:

From crif strong; or greab, crib, a comb; perhaps used locally to signify a ridge (crib, a comb of a cock, or any bird: hence, the rocks called Crebs in many places, for that they appear like the comb of a cock at low water, &c. Pryce).

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Creba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304

Creba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From crif strong; or greab, crib, a comb; perhaps used locally to signify a ridge (crib, a comb of a cock, or any bird: hence, the rocks called Crebs in many places, for that they appear like the comb of a cock at low water, &c. Pryce).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Creba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creba occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Creba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Creba is the 2,152,526th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Creba occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Creba reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Creba is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England Creba is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 54 percent are found, Berkshire, where 10 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Creba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Creba has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Creba surname rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Creba Last Name Statistics demography

Creba earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 48.92% more than the national average, earning $73,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crebas9165/
Crebay9165/
Crebau911/
Creboa910/
Schreba831/
Crebass831/
Cresbah830/
Cerba80460/
Crebo80303/
Criba80180/
Cirba80141/
Kreba80105/
Zreba8017/
Sreba809/
Creva808/
Jreba808/
Crebe804/
Crewa803/
Creby801/
Schreiba771/
Shchreba771/
Cresbach770/
Creber731,248/
Cerbai731,053/
Scriba73819/
Cribas73642/
Cherba73527/
Crevat73177/
Creaby73176/
Cerbah73159/
Khreba73154/
Crivea73110/
Creavy7385/
Craiba7378/
Kreiba7319/
Crehua7317/
Chirba7316/
Cerbay7314/
Scryba7313/
Crebes7313/
Cresbo7311/
Cårebo739/
Zreiba738/
Crevas738/
Sreeba737/
Crempa736/
Crevau736/
Chriba736/
Crybas735/
Zrieba735/
Creswa733/
Krebai733/
Creebo732/
Cresby732/
Ckrebo732/
Crébas732/
Krebay732/
Krebat732/
Cresva732/
Krebea731/
Crewas731/
Crewea731/
Creeby731/
Sreiba731/
Krebah731/
Krebas731/
Krzeba731/
Șcriba731/
Cirbaj731/
Croyba731/
Creave731/
Crebos731/
Cresbi731/
Crevai731/
Crevay731/
Zreeba731/
Krieba731/
Crebey730/
Chraiba67172/
Khreeba67122/
Creveau67120/
Crevaux67114/
Crebois6777/
Chirbea6756/
Cirbeau6746/
Schryba6736/
Creeber6735/
Craybas6731/
Craibas6727/
Kaireba6727/
Creavey6718/
Creevay6716/
Criveau6715/
Coirbay6710/
Cherbah676/
Krebast675/
Sreebai674/
Chribat674/
Cressbo674/
Shreyba673/
Srebacz673/
Creewah672/
Crisbai672/
Cerbaha672/
Cherbay672/
Chreibe671/
Crewash671/
Sreebay671/
Sreebha671/
Creviea671/
Creabes671/
Keireba671/
Sreibaa671/
Tchrebi671/
Cerbeau671/
Crevais671/
Khrieba671/
Zrzeeba671/
Khreaba671/
Creaber670/
Schriba670/
Crewath670/
Shrieba670/
Crevath670/
Crevass670/

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