Kreffe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kreffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kreffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreffe is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kreffe reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden Kreffe is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 67 percent live and Skåne County, where 33 percent live. Not including Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreffer92157/
Kreffee920/
Kreff91449/
Krefe912/
Kreiffer862/
Krefft831,163/
Krefer8393/
Kreiff8376/
Krieff8365/
Kraffe8363/
Kroffe837/
Kreffa832/
Krefej832/
Kreife832/
Kreefe832/
Kerffe831/
Krefed831/
Krefge831/
Kroefe831/
Kref803/
Kreefft7766/
Kreefer7720/
Krepfer775/
Kerffer772/
Creffey771/
Krrieff771/
Kreifes771/
Kreffis770/
Krief732,673/
Creff73757/
Kreif73549/
Kreeb73215/
Kerff73211/
Krofe73209/
Krefa73163/
Kriff7331/
Krepf7324/
Krife7321/
Kreev7310/
Kreef739/
Kirfe738/
Kreaf736/
Krefy734/
Kreew733/
Krefs732/
Gkref732/
Krafe732/
Kerfe731/
Kréfe731/
Kredf731/
Kretf731/
Crefe731/
Krefi731/
Kirff731/
Qreff731/
Kryff730/
Kraiffer711/
Kerfes67134/
Craffe67122/
Kruyff67119/
Krifft6774/
Kreevs6715/
Krephe6710/
Krehft6710/
Krijff678/
Kruiff677/
Kreifa677/
Khreev677/
Kerfeh675/
Croffe674/
Crefea674/
Kirfer673/
K'Reif672/
Kroffi672/
Khreif672/
Kerfey672/
Kerffi672/
Kräfft671/
Kerfer671/
Kreaft671/
Krioff671/
Krofeh671/
Khrief671/
Crieff671/
Hkreew671/
Krifea671/
Kropfe671/
Kresft671/
Kherfe671/
Khreef671/
Kreupf671/
Krifes670/
Creffs670/
Crefer670/
Kerfee670/
Kreift670/
Kerfet670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kreffe
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