Krebe Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Krebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Ivory Coast441:524,34616,367
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Krebe (18) may also be a first name.

Krebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krebe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,527,735th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Krebe are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name globally, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa Krebe is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa Krebe exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 32 percent live and Latvia, where 4 percent live.

Krebe Last Name Statistics demography

Krebe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.93% less than the national average, earning R 69,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreibe9187/
Krebeš913/
Krebeu912/
Krebey912/
Krebea911/
Krebei911/
Krebez911/
Krebge911/
Kreybe911/
Kriebe910/
Krebets8334/
Krebesz8319/
Kreeber8316/
Khreber833/
Kresber832/
Keirebe831/
Krebetz831/
Kreibet831/
Kerbe80159/
Kreba80105/
Krabe8087/
Krobe8063/
Kirbe8039/
Kribe809/
Krebi805/
Crebe804/
Krebj803/
Kreby802/
Khrebett775/
Krehbieh771/
Kröber732,869/
Creber731,248/
Krobea73560/
Kerbes73271/
Kerbey73252/
Khreba73154/
Kribej73116/
Kräber73111/
Krevei73104/
Kirbey7390/
Kerbed7376/
Krevey7370/
Kerbeh7359/
Kärber7354/
Khrabe7349/
Krempe7333/
Kerbej7327/
Kåreby7327/
Kreiba7319/
Crebes7313/
Khrebi7312/
Kreive739/
Kreeve739/
Krabee737/
Kæreby736/
Kerbei736/
Krabey735/
Kribez735/
Krabej734/
Kherbe734/
Krabeh734/
Kriber733/
Krébes733/
Krebai733/
Kirbee732/
Kraibe732/
Kierbe732/
Krebay732/
Kerbea731/
Kreaby731/
Kribey731/
Croebe731/
Keurbe731/
Krzeba731/
Gkreve731/
Krieba731/
Kribea731/
Kerbee730/
Crebey730/
Krehby730/
Keerbe730/
Khreïbech711/
Khreybech711/
Kaheirebe711/
Kerempe671,096/
Kearbey67588/
Khreeba67122/
Krébesz6761/
Creeber6735/
Kerbets6726/
Kherber6719/
Kraeboi6719/
Krebich6714/
Kreevoy6713/
Khreibi6712/
Kribech6711/
Kreisby678/
Krébecz678/
Khraibe677/
Kerbetz676/
Khirbee675/
Kairebi674/
Kherbes673/
Kreibiz672/
Kribess672/
Kerbedz672/
Kraivee672/
Kirbech671/
Kerbeah671/
Kerbech671/
Creabes671/
Krajber671/
Krempeľ671/
Krytbey671/
Krujber671/
Kirbeet671/
Khrieba671/
Khribet671/
Kribett671/
Kerrber671/
Khreaba671/
Creaber670/
Kerbett670/
Kirbesh670/
Kruiber670/
Kirbetz670/
Kroiber670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Krebe
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