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

The surname Krebse is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Krebsė or Krebsè. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krebse? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Krebse occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krebse are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Latvia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 292,864. In Latvia Krebse is most prevalent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 71 percent live and Riga Planning Region, where 29 percent live. Not including Latvia this last name is found 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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  • 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 Krebse
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