Krebss Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Krebss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krebss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia61:341,67426,199
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Krebss Last Name Facts

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

Krebss (Russian: Кребсс) is found most in Latvia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krebss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krebss is the 5,812,366th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Krebss live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 341,674. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 33 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent are found and Latgale, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krebs9165,914/
Krebsz83429/
Kriebs83346/
Krepss839/
Krebse838/
Kreebs834/
Krebsė831/
Krebsø831/
Kraebs831/
Kreibs831/
Kreb80585/
Khreibs771/
Kreps734,236/
Kerbs732,562/
Kribs73997/
Krieb73468/
Krevs73446/
Crebs73428/
Krabs73319/
Kreeb73215/
Kirbs73147/
Kreib7389/
Krobs7334/
Kräbs7317/
Krews739/
Kresp732/
Krefs732/
Krebz732/
Kreïb731/
Krebt731/
Kreab731/
Krebsová71341/
Krebsova712/
Krepps671,548/
Khreib67542/
Krievs67377/
Krepsz67248/
Krieps67197/
Kriews6797/
Kreaps6756/
Krepsh6739/
Keerbs6731/
Kirbst6729/
Kraabs6716/
Kerbst6716/
Kreevs6715/
Kierbs6710/
Krabsz679/
Crewss676/
Kreeps675/
Krevsh674/
Cresps673/
Krepse672/
Criebs672/
Krewse671/
K'Reib671/
Krebszová671/
Kropss671/
Kerbsz671/
Kyorbs671/
Krepšs671/
Krewsz671/
Cressp670/
Kreips670/
Krefse670/
Creebs670/

Krebss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krebss in the Russian language
Кребссkrebss-

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Footnotes

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