Crefeld Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Crefeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Crefeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1261:638,93250,304
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Crefeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crefeld is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Crefeld click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crefeld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,380,086th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Crefeld live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Crefeld is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 638,932. In Germany Crefeld is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent live. Not including Germany Crefeld occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Crefeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crefeld has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crefeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Crefeld last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Crefeld earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $50,452 USD per year.

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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 Crefeld
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