Krabbe Surname

81,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Krabbe Surname User-submission:

This name means 'crab' (sea-creature) in Danish.

Krabbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4911:32,3194,264
Denmark1,3491:4,184370
United States8731:415,18836,052
Netherlands5961:28,3344,642
Brazil3131:683,94425,201
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
Norway421:122,43516,038
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Austria111:774,13064,097
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
France91:7,380,302306,885
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Krabbé (3) are calculated separately.

Krabbe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'crab' (sea-creature) in Danish.

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Krabbe Last Name Facts

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

Krabbe (Russian: Краббе) occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Krabbé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Krabbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 81,444th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,221,923 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Krabbe are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Krabbe is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,491 people, or 1 in 32,319. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Krabbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Krabbe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krabbe surname rose 1,164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krabbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krabbe surname are 22.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Krabbe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning 357,589 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $44,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $48,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krabbé943/
Krabber9221/
Krabbee921/
Kraebbe921/
Krabbie920/
Crabbe8312,808/
Krabbi8325/
Krabba832/
Krobbe831/
Krabby830/
Krebbe830/
Kräbber7739/
Crabbie7733/
Craibbe772/
Crabber772/
Crabbee771/
Kraibba771/
Crabbes770/
Kreubbe770/
Crabbey770/
Krabbitt710/
Crabbé67823/
Krobba67244/
Crobbe6720/
Crabby6716/
Crebbe6713/
Crabbi679/
Crabbè674/
Krobbi671/
Crabbis629/
Crabbio623/
Crebbee620/
Crobbie620/
Crobber620/
Khroubba57170/
Crobby502/

Krabbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krabbe in the Russian language
Краббеkrabbe-

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