Kraib Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kraib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kraib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kraib Last Name Facts

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

Kraib (Arabic: كرائب, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﺐ, Oriya: କାଈବ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kraib? popularity and diffusion

Kraib is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Kraib live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Kraib is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Kraib is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Mauritania, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krib891,061/
Krab89826/
Craib801,601/
Krieb80468/
Kraip80179/
Khrab80126/
Kreib8089/
Kraeb8019/
Khrib807/
Kraub806/
Krisb805/
Krabt801/
Kraab801/
Krabh801/
Kreab801/
Gkrab801/
Gkrib801/
Krasb800/
Khreib73542/
Kraiap73100/
Kraabs7316/
Krabsz739/
Kraubs732/
Khriob731/
Kraiph731/
Kraipe731/
Kreibs731/
K'Reib731/
Kraiev731/
Kraips731/
Crab67634/
Krap67618/
Krip67600/
Kreb67585/
Crib67241/
Krabova6789/
Kryb6746/
Krabsch6711/
Qrib676/
Kribova674/
Khreibs671/
Qrab671/
Krabová671/
Krjb671/

Kraib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kraib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﺐakryb-
Kraib in the Oriya language
କାଈବka'iba-
Kraib in the Arabic language
كرائبkrayb-

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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
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  • 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 Kraib
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