Krebse Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Krebse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krebse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Krebsė (1) & Krebsè (1) are calculated separately.

Krebse Last Name Facts

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

Krebse is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Krebsė or Krebsè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krebse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krebse is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krebse live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 292,864. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 71 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 29 percent live. Outside of Latvia it exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krebsė941/
Krebsè941/
Krebs9165,914/
Krebsz83429/
Kriebs83346/
Krebsi8333/
Krebsa8325/
Krebss8311/
Kreebs834/
Krepse832/
Krebge831/
Krewse831/
Kreibs831/
Krebsø831/
Krefse830/
Khreibs771/
Krepser771/
Kirbsey771/
Krewser770/
Kreps734,236/
Kerbs732,562/
Kribs73997/
Krevs73446/
Crebs73428/
Kirbs73147/
Kräbs7317/
Krebz732/
Krebsová71341/
Krebsova712/
Kreafsey711/
Krebschy711/
Krepps671,548/
Crewse67517/
Krepsz67248/
Krieps67197/
Kreaps6756/
Krepsh6739/
Keerbs6731/
Kirbst6729/
Kerbst6716/
Krepsa6715/
Kreevs6715/
Kierbs6710/
Krepss679/
Kreeps675/
Krapse674/
Crepse674/
Krevsh674/
Krepsi674/
Criebs672/
Krebszová671/
Crabse671/
Krabsi671/
Kerbsz671/
Kyorbs671/
Krepšs671/
Kreips670/
Krewsa670/
Creebs670/

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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
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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 Krebse
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