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

Crey is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Crey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 942,947th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Crey reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Crey is also the 986,211th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 93 people.

The last name Crey is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 307,513. In France it is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 78 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 10 percent live and Normandy, where 9 percent live. Barring France it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Crey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Crey last name declined 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crey Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Crey last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crey
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