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

Kreef occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kreef.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Kreef are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Kreef is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,139,408. In Israel it is most frequent in: Southern District, where 100 percent are found. Barring Israel this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

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
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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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