Kreef Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kreef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Kreef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreef occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kreef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Kreef occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Kreef live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,139,408. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Southern District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Israel it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreefe912/
Khreef911/
Kref893/
Kreefft8366/
Khreief831/
Krief802,673/
Creef801,121/
Kreif80549/
Kreff80449/
Kreeb80215/
Kroef80205/
Krepf8024/
Kreev8010/
Kraef807/
Kreaf806/
Kreew803/
Krefe802/
Gkref802/
Krefs802/
Kredf801/
Qreef801/
Kretf801/
Krefft731,163/
Kroeff73399/
Kreiff7376/
Krieff7365/
Kraeff7321/
Kreevs7315/
Kraief7313/
Krehft7310/
Krephe7310/
Khreev737/
Kreffe734/
K'Reif732/
Kreife732/
Khreif732/
Kresft731/
Kreaft731/
Kreiev731/
Khrief731/
Kreupf731/
Krayef731/
Hkreew731/
Kreift730/
Krif67639/
Krev6753/
Krew6737/
Khraief6723/
Kräf675/
Khrayef671/
Kryf671/
Krrieff671/
Krajeev671/
Khreyev671/

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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 Kreef
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