Crey Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Crey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Crey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2161:307,51346,888
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Crey (93) may also be a first name.

Crey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crey occurs most in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crey is the 942,947th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Crey are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Crey is also the 986,211th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 93 people.

The surname Crey is most widely held in France, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 307,513. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 78 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 10 percent are found and Normandy, where 9 percent are found. Other than France this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Crey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Crey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Crey are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Crey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrey8926/
Creys894/
Screy892/
Creyo892/
Creye892/
Creuy891/
Creey891/
Creyó891/
Creyd891/
Creya891/
Creiy890/
Criey890/
Cre86559/
Cry86529/
Schrey802,319/
Creydt80158/
Creyts8067/
Chreyh805/
Chreey802/
Creyus801/
Crreya801/
Creydz800/
Krey758,611/
Croy757,202/
Crea756,675/
Cray755,483/
Cree755,174/
Srey754,663/
Cret752,557/
Cres751,080/
Crye75945/
Creţ75385/
Crue75346/
Creh75231/
Creț75227/
Crep75166/
Croe75134/
Creß75123/
Crie75115/
Crae75109/
Crys7595/
Crez7595/
Creu7584/
Cruy7576/
Crer7568/
Chry7541/
Cryz7527/
Cred7517/
Cryt7517/
Cryy7515/
Crei754/
Crre753/
Chre752/
Cryo752/
Scre752/
Cryh752/
Dcry752/
Creş752/
Criy752/
Crzy752/
Crze752/
Qrey752/
Jrey751/
Cryd751/
Czre751/
Ckre751/
Gcre751/
Crée751/
Creà751/
Creá751/
Zrey751/
Zcre751/
Zcry751/
Xrey751/
Cryi751/
Cqre751/
Crhe751/
Kcre751/
Crry750/
Crge750/
Schreys7333/
Schreya731/
Schreye731/
Tchreye731/
Crowe6768,469/
Creed6713,349/
Cress678,501/
Creus674,432/
Creer673,276/
Kreye671,912/
Crees671,621/
Crest671,337/
Cresp671,055/
Crays67707/
Crets67484/
Chroy67452/
Sreya67397/
Craye67359/
Chray67332/
Croue67296/
Csőre67237/
Crayo67223/
Shrey67217/
Creis67182/
Cruys67181/
Cruyt67170/
Creuz67162/
Creța67150/
Schry67144/
Chrea67141/
Scray67138/
Chrys67107/
Crooy67105/
Cryts67104/
Cruje6793/
Creet6782/
Chree6771/
Crouy6768/
Chryć6754/
Crahe6748/
Kreyß6748/
Tchre6746/
Croye6744/
Cretì6742/
Cread6737/
Craje6736/
Creas6732/
Crepp6730/
Cryst6730/
Creij6729/
Croya6726/
Crejo6725/
Scroy6723/
Creat6723/
Crech6722/
Creio6721/
Chrie6716/
Crrea6715/
Croys6715/
Kreya6714/
Cresh6713/
Crawe679/
Khrey679/
Sreyo679/
Craay679/
Criyo679/
Creui679/
Chrry677/
Croyt677/
Crayé677/
Crytz676/
Cruye676/
Kreyd675/
Craie675/
Craiy675/
Craue674/
Sreiy674/
Chrep674/
Crayt674/
Croje674/
Chret674/
Creip674/
Creez674/
Chrae674/
Sreey674/
Creeh673/
Kreyo673/
Schre673/
Crayz673/
Chryz673/
Crayi673/
Creah672/
Qurey672/
Kreyi672/
Chred672/
Crett672/
Cruie672/
Craeh672/
Dcruy672/
Jreey672/
Criya672/
Creiz672/
Sreye672/
Creep671/
Scree671/
Chres671/
Chrei671/
Chreu671/
Chrhy671/
Jreya671/
Creua671/
Criie671/
Croyd671/
Crray671/
Cruyz671/
Crych671/
Cryja671/
Cryzt671/
Crahy671/
Crayy671/
Creea671/
Creha671/
Creia671/
Creiu671/
Scrry671/
Creji671/
Crije671/
Chriy671/
Chroe671/
Chruy671/
Chryp671/
Csőry671/
Croyé671/
Creïs671/
Croiy671/
Credd671/
Crehs671/
Creja671/
Creud671/
Kcrez671/
Jreyz671/
Crysh671/
Dtcry671/
Crhys671/
Creej671/
Kcret671/
Creap670/
Crysp670/
Creph670/
Crajy670/
Kriey670/
Crueh670/
Cryie670/
Crrie670/

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Footnotes

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