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 Kreft Salary in
United States
$44,716 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kreft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kreft Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kreft (Russian: Крефт) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kréft. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kreft? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,725th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 493,302 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kreft reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 6,531 people, or 1 in 12,327. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Kreft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kreft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kreft last name expanded 1,384 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 6,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kreft Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kreft surname are 13.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.95% being registered with the 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 | - |
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Footnotes
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