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

Kreff occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 667,223rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Kreff reside; 96 percent reside in South America and 70 percent reside in Luso-South America.

Kreff is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 681,765. In Brazil Kreff is primarily found in: Santa Catarina, where 53 percent are found, Paraná, where 19 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 26 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Kreff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kreff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kreff 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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