Krays Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Krays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2691:535,77348,615
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Krays Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krays (Russian: Крайс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krays? popularity and diffusion

Krays is the 872,430th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Krays live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 535,773. In Russia Krays is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 16 percent are found, Omsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Samara Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Besides Russia it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent are found and Venezuela, where 3 percent are found.

Krays Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Krays has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Krays surname fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krays Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Krays last name is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Krays surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krayss9184/
Krayts9122/
Krayse915/
Khrays913/
Krayas911/
Krayes911/
Kraysh911/
Kras895,390/
Krys892,289/
Krayush835/
Krayosz834/
Krayuse831/
Krayhus830/
Kraus80133,486/
Krass802,352/
Crays80707/
Krase80644/
Krais80607/
Kraas80494/
Krash80412/
Kreys80291/
Kruys80263/
Krzys80220/
Krysh80168/
Krajs80131/
Krasz80126/
Krayz80119/
Kryts80100/
Kryss8097/
Kraes8077/
Krysz8063/
Kryzs8055/
Kryos8046/
Kroys8044/
Krahs806/
Kėrys806/
Kreas805/
Kryse802/
Gkras802/
Krads801/
Khras801/
Krras801/
Krayistt771/
Krause73230,413/
Krauss7323,503/
Krausz735,700/
Khrais73973/
Kraiss73380/
Krauts73243/
Kratts73158/
Krasch73117/
Krasse73116/
Kraase73111/
Krease7392/
Kraush7387/
Krauhs7379/
Kreyts7365/
Kraust7350/
Kruyts7338/
Kraish7336/
Kraias7325/
Kraess7324/
Krashe7323/
Krzysz7323/
Kroyts7322/
Krysch7318/
Krawes7318/
Kraass7317/
Krajas7316/
Kreyss7315/
Kreyes7314/
Kryshe7313/
Kraych7312/
Kraues7312/
Kraasz7312/
Krausp7310/
Kreysh7310/
Kraios7310/
Krauzs7310/
Crayes739/
Kraytz737/
Kreyhs737/
Kraahs736/
Khreys734/
Krasht734/
Kraise734/
Krashs734/
Kratse733/
Kruyse732/
Krrash732/
Khryts732/
Khrysh731/
Kradts731/
Khreas731/
Kraies731/
Krasth731/
Krausd731/
Kriyas731/
Kroyos731/
Krauds731/
Krajos731/
Krasst731/
Kraujs731/
Krysze731/
Kryszt731/
Krojas731/
Kreash731/
Crayse731/
Kruyos731/
Krahse731/
Kriyos731/
Kreass730/
Kraths730/
Kratsh730/
Krahus730/
Hkraus730/
Kryths730/
Kraystsch711/
Krasova675,130/
Kris675,011/
Kryś672,082/
Cras671,471/
Krausse671,168/
Krysova671,150/
Krausch67850/
Kres67769/
Khraish67696/
Kratsch67657/
Quraysh67612/
Kraß67460/
Kraś67276/
Kraisch67272/
Kraš67255/
Kraz67148/
Krać67144/
Crys6795/
Krasová6793/
Kruysse6792/
Krysová6757/
Khraiss6752/
Kraasch6738/
Kreysch6736/
Kryz6734/
Krasche6722/
Krés6720/
Krás6717/
Kryč6717/
Krajosz6715/
Krzysch6711/
Kraç679/
Khraise675/
Khraist675/
Krahies674/
Krajesh674/
Krashsh674/
Kryš674/
Khrashe674/
Qras673/
Krausze673/
Krawies673/
Kraź672/
Kraistt671/
Krayich671/
Ckrause671/
Kraesch671/
Kraushe671/
Krasowa671/
Krès671/
Kryć671/
Kryshch671/
Kryjasz671/
Khreyss671/
Kraisse670/
Krauess670/

Krays Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krays in the Russian language
Крайсkrajs-

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