Kreb Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kreb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1911:347,76352,251
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Cambodia151:1,032,4765,479
Austria101:851,54467,454
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Kreb (25) may also be a first name.

Kreb Last Name Facts

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

Kreb (Russian: Креб) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreb? popularity and diffusion

Kreb is the 546,987th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kreb live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name Kreb is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 347,763. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 54 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 14 percent reside. Not including France this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 21 percent reside.

Kreb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kreb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kreb last name grew 582 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kreb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kreb surname are 13.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.38% registered with the party.

Kreb earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $45,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krieb89468/
Kreeb89215/
Kreib8989/
Kroeb8950/
Kraeb8919/
Krebz892/
Kreab891/
Kreïb891/
Krebt891/
Khreib80542/
Krebsz80429/
Krebss8011/
Kreebs804/
Krebsė801/
Krebsø801/
Kaireb801/
Kreibs801/
K'Reib801/
Krob751,790/
Krib751,061/
Krab75826/
Kerb75296/
Krep75197/
Kryb7546/
Creb7515/
Kirb7511/
Qreb752/
Kjrb751/
Krjb751/
Khreibs731/
Krepp67917/
Crebs67428/
Kroep67313/
Kerpe67303/
Krevh67257/
Khrab67126/
Krepe6786/
Kirpe6742/
Kriep6742/
Krepf6724/
Krzep6720/
Kreip6719/
Kräbs6717/
Kripe6717/
Khryb6716/
Kırep6713/
Kherb6713/
Khrebova6712/
Kraib677/
Khrib677/
Krisb675/
Kreup675/
Kreep673/
Kresp672/
Krepz672/
Krept672/
Kairb672/
Keerb671/
Khirb671/
Kisrb671/
Krybz671/
Gkrab671/
Qureb671/
Kyrpe671/
Kraab671/
Krabh671/
Crieb671/
Gkrib671/
Kreap670/
Kiorb670/
Creib670/
Krobh670/
Creeb670/

Kreb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreb in the Russian language
Кребkreb-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kreb
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