Kreft Surname
Approximately 14,773 people bear this surname
Kreft Surname Definition:
“Crab” in Old Dutch (Kreeft).
Kreft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,531 | 1:12,327 | 1,596 |
| Poland | 5,102 | 1:7,450 | 966 |
| United States | 1,702 | 1:212,961 | 20,789 |
| Slovenia | 352 | 1:7,067 | 1,580 |
| Netherlands | 295 | 1:57,245 | 9,855 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| New Zealand | 134 | 1:33,793 | 5,839 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Brazil | 63 | 1:3,398,005 | 96,455 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
The alternate forms: Kréft (1) are calculated separately.
Kreft Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Crab” in Old Dutch (Kreeft).
Kreft Demographics
Average Male Kreft Height
178.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kreft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kreft Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kreft (Russian: Крефт) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as: Kréft. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kreft? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kreft is the 35,725th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 493,302 people. The last name Kreft is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kreft live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 6,531 people, or 1 in 12,327. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Kreft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kreft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kreft last name increased 1,384 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kreft Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kreft surname are 13.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.95% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kreft earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.72% less than the national average, earning 239,747 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 94.66% more than the national average, earning R 462,588 per year; in United States they earn 3.63% more than the national average, earning $44,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $56,288 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kréft | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kreeft | 91 | 1,434 | / |
| Krefft | 91 | 1,163 | / |
| Kraeft | 91 | 692 | / |
| Krieft | 91 | 321 | / |
| Krehft | 91 | 10 | / |
| Krefts | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kresft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kreaft | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kreift | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kraefft | 83 | 122 | / |
| Kreefft | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kraft | 80 | 95,287 | / |
| Kroft | 80 | 1,740 | / |
| Kräft | 80 | 775 | / |
| Creft | 80 | 140 | / |
| Krift | 80 | 104 | / |
| Kerft | 80 | 4 | / |
| Krebt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krewt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krevt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Krafft | 73 | 7,878 | / |
| Kraftt | 73 | 303 | / |
| Krofft | 73 | 129 | / |
| Krifft | 73 | 74 | / |
| Krafth | 73 | 6 | / |
| Krevtz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kraift | 73 | 2 | / |
| Creftt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krapft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kräfft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kruyft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kropft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkraft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kraaft | 73 | 0 | / |
| Krefftová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kraffth | 67 | 12 | / |
Kreft Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kreft in the Russian language | ||
| Крефт | kreft | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kreft
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis