Kreff Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Kreff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3141:681,76525,128
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
France161:4,151,420237,746
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kreff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreff occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kreff.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kreff is the 667,223rd most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. Kreff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Kreff are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 70 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Kreff is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 681,765. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 53 percent reside, Paraná, where 19 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 26 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Kreff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kreff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krefft911,163/
Kroeff91399/
Kreiff9176/
Krieff9165/
Kraeff9121/
Kreffe914/
Kref893/
Kreefft8366/
Krrieff831/
Krief802,673/
Creff80757/
Kreif80549/
Kerff80211/
Kroef80205/
Kröff8032/
Kriff8031/
Krepf8024/
Kreef809/
Kraef807/
Kreaf806/
Krefe802/
Gkref802/
Krefs802/
Qreff801/
Kredf801/
Kretf801/
Kirff801/
Kryff800/
Kruyff73119/
Krifft7374/
Croeff7324/
Krehft7310/
Krijff738/
Kruiff737/
Khreif732/
Kreefe732/
Kreife732/
K'Reif732/
Kräfft731/
Khreef731/
Kerffe731/
Kreaft731/
Krioff731/
Craeff731/
Crieff731/
Kreupf731/
Khrief731/
Kresft731/
Kreift730/
Creffs730/
Kerf67655/
Krif67639/
Kruijff67415/
Kirf67113/
Krev6753/
Kärf6740/
Krew6737/
Kyrf6734/
Kräf675/
Kjrf673/
Kryf671/

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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 Kreff
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