Kraai Surname

138,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kraai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kraai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1351:25,3763,235
United States6791:533,81344,364
Netherlands3621:46,6507,945
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Kraai (45) may also be a first name.

Kraai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kraai is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kraai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kraai is the 138,137th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,249,243 people. The last name Kraai is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kraai live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2,135 people, or 1 in 25,376. In South Africa Kraai is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 32 percent are found, North West, where 19 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Kraai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kraai has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kraai surname rose 2,829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kraai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kraai surname are 32.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Kraai earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.85% less than the national average, earning R 154,812 per year and in United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kraaij911,154/
Kraaie911/
Krai891,165/
Kraa89183/
Khrahai837/
Kraja802,458/
Kraay80748/
Kraya80537/
Kraaz80379/
Kraiß80232/
Kraha80102/
Krrai8088/
Kraat8075/
Kkrai8072/
Kraić8043/
Krayi8024/
Kraia8023/
Kraaß8019/
Kraie8018/
Khrai8015/
Kraij8013/
Kraii8012/
Kraji8010/
Kæraa807/
Kcrai804/
Gkrai804/
Kraiy802/
Ckrai802/
Kraah801/
Kraap801/
Kra7579,826/
Kri7514,396/
Krauja73603/
Kraiap73100/
Kragie7392/
Kraitz7352/
Kraiha7348/
Kraicz7339/
Kraias7325/
Krajah7319/
Krayah7318/
Kraass7317/
Krajas7316/
Kraitt7313/
Kraasz7312/
Kraios7310/
Kraahs736/
Krahay735/
Kraiah734/
Krajad734/
Krauya733/
Kraath733/
Krraaj732/
Krahad732/
Khraat732/
Krawie732/
Krajit732/
Khraia731/
Khraya731/
Kraies731/
Krajaa731/
Kraova731/
Kraatt731/
Kraiyo731/
Krraji731/
Crahai731/
Kraiez731/
Kraiot731/
Khraja731/
Kraihi731/
Kraidt731/
Kraiph731/
Kraiet730/
Krah6713,564/
Kray673,764/
Kraj671,895/
Crai671,070/
Krau67755/
Krei67670/
Kraß67460/
Krga67452/
Kroa67438/
Kroi67351/
Kraś67276/
Kraisch67272/
Kraš67255/
Këri67251/
Krih67159/
Krać67144/
Kriš67137/
Krae67124/
Krie6791/
Khri6788/
Åkra6770/
Khraiss6752/
Krňa6745/
Kraasch6738/
Krii6734/
Krio6732/
Krha6732/
Krayova6729/
Khra6723/
Kraľ6723/
Krui6716/
Krza6716/
Krea6714/
Khraich6713/
Kkra6711/
Krri679/
Kriß679/
Kraç679/
Khrahad678/
Krra677/
Khraist675/
Krraaja675/
Kåri675/
Krahies674/
Kraĺ674/
Crahaij673/
Khraiah673/
Krij673/
Kriy673/
Kőri673/
Krajova673/
Kraľova673/
Hkra672/
Hkri672/
Kraź672/
Kraitch672/
Krahach672/
Kraiova671/
Kraistt671/
Krayich671/
Craa671/
Gkra671/
Kraiouh671/
Krasowa671/
Kryi671/
Krhi671/
Kriľ671/
Ckri671/
Krgi671/
Krzi671/

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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 Kraai
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