Krahe Surname

161,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Krahe Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the crow; one thought to possess the characteristics of a crow.

Krahe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6431:48,9996,399
United States4751:763,07159,419
Australia2941:91,82210,515
Ivory Coast511:452,37714,862
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
England41:13,929,515290,718
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France31:22,140,907385,998
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Krähe (737), Krahé (79) & Krahè (6) are calculated separately.

Krahe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the crow; one thought to possess the characteristics of a crow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Krahe Last Name Facts

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

Krahe (Marathi: कु्रहे) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Krähe, Krahé or Krahè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krahe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 161,507th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,703,096 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Krahe live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,643 people, or 1 in 48,999. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Other than Germany it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Krahe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Krahe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krahe last name expanded 1,484 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krahe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Krahe are 30.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.66% registered with the party.

The amount Krahe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $48,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $58,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krähe93737/
Krahé9379/
Krahè936/
Kraehe91130/
Kraher9170/
Krahhe911/
Krahge911/
Krae89124/
Krohe80569/
Kraeh80124/
Krehe80100/
Crahe8048/
Kraer8022/
Kraey8020/
Krahi8014/
Kraez8013/
Kraee801/
Kraheová773/
Kroher73485/
Kröher73380/
Kraetz73175/
Kräher73156/
Crahes7348/
Kraaer7332/
Kraess7324/
Kreahi7322/
Kraets739/
Kroahy736/
Crahet735/
Khraep733/
Kraeht731/
Khraei731/
Kraaie731/
Creahe731/
Krohhe731/
Kraaed730/
Kraest730/
Craher730/
Crae67109/
Kroe6790/
Kraaier6771/
Kraijer6758/
Kreu6726/
Krojher6710/
Kraayer678/
Kraetsh673/
Qurahie672/
Quraheh671/
Kraesch671/
Crraher671/
Kreaeeh671/
Qrae671/
Crahead670/

Krahe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krahe in the Marathi language
कु्रहेkurahe-

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