Crief Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Crief Surname Definition:
CRIEFF: Of local origin from the town of the name in Perthshire. Symon de Kref, witness in Perth in reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 56).
Crief Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Crief (15) may also be a first name.
Crief Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
CRIEFF: Of local origin from the town of the name in Perthshire. Symon de Kref, witness in Perth in reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 56).
Crief Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crief Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Crief is found most in France. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Crief? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Crief reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 15 people.
The last name Crief is most common in France, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,656,909. In France Crief is most frequent in: Normandy, where 52 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 40 percent are found and Brittany, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrief | 91 | 9 | / |
| Crieff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Crif | 89 | 10 | / |
| Chrif | 80 | 6,538 | / |
| Krief | 80 | 2,673 | / |
| Creef | 80 | 1,121 | / |
| Creff | 80 | 757 | / |
| Creyf | 80 | 372 | / |
| Creft | 80 | 140 | / |
| Criff | 80 | 81 | / |
| Crift | 80 | 55 | / |
| Chref | 80 | 18 | / |
| Crefs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zrief | 80 | 4 | / |
| Crifz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Crewf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Crife | 80 | 3 | / |
| Craif | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cruif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crieb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crifp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Crefe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Criew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Crifs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chreyief | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chreif | 73 | 560 | / |
| Krieft | 73 | 321 | / |
| Ch'rif | 73 | 136 | / |
| Krieff | 73 | 65 | / |
| Chrife | 73 | 28 | / |
| Croeff | 73 | 24 | / |
| Chraif | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kraief | 73 | 13 | / |
| Chriff | 73 | 9 | / |
| Chreaf | 73 | 9 | / |
| Creyaf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Crisfe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chrieb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chreïf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chreff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Crueff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khrief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Criffs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chreef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chriev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chryef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chsrif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chrihf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chrrif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Creftt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chërif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Craeff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Creffs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crew | 67 | 11,670 | / |
| Krif | 67 | 639 | / |
| Crib | 67 | 241 | / |
| Crev | 67 | 133 | / |
| Criv | 67 | 131 | / |
| Zref | 67 | 91 | / |
| Cruijff | 67 | 55 | / |
| Khraief | 67 | 23 | / |
| Creb | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ch'rife | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zrif | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ch'reif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kref | 67 | 3 | / |
| Craieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cruyeff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chreyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krrieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khreief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Criffth | 67 | 1 | / |
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