Krehl Surname

217,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6451:48,9396,393
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
France151:4,428,181244,602
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Krehl (39) may also be a first name.

Krehl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krehl occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Krehl.

How Common Is The Last Name Krehl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krehl is the 217,512th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,866,072 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Krehl live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe. Krehl is also the 1,637,361st most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 39 people.

Krehl is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,645 people, or 1 in 48,939. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Krehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Krehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krehl surname grew 284 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krehl last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Krehl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 400.74% more than the national average, earning R 1,189,960 per year; in United States they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning $49,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.39% more than the national average, earning $69,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kroehl9150/
Kriehl913/
Kraehl913/
Krel891,001/
Kriel8015,206/
Krell808,231/
Kreul801,083/
Kruel80979/
Kröhl80650/
Kreel80251/
Kroel8074/
Kryhl8058/
Krael8015/
Krähl8015/
Krühl8010/
Krzel807/
Krihl805/
Crehl805/
Krelt800/
Khrel800/
Krehlova771/
Krl754/
Kroell73613/
Kruell7385/
Åkrell739/
Kreell737/
Kårell735/
Kriell734/
Creuhl730/
Kryl675,073/
Kril671,060/
Khrl67100/
Krøl6720/
Crel6714/
Kröl6713/
Krelová6712/
Krhlová678/
Krýl678/
Krelova673/
Krlp672/
Kríl672/
Kcrl671/
Kkrl671/
Kräl671/
Kreł671/
Qkrl671/
Qrel671/
Crhl671/
Kqrl671/
Krld671/
Krlh671/

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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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  • 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 Krehl
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