Kreib Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kreib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
France161:4,151,420237,746
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Kreïb (1) are calculated separately.

Kreib Last Name Facts

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

Kreib (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﺐ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Kreïb. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreib? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kreib is the 1,980,395th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Kreib is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kreib reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Kreib is most common in: New York, where 58 percent live, Utah, where 24 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live and France, where 18 percent live.

Kreib Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kreib has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kreib last name grew 205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kreib Last Name Statistics demography

Kreib earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $40,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreïb931/
Khreib91542/
Kreibs911/
K'Reib911/
Krib891,061/
Kreb89585/
Khreibs831/
Kreif80549/
Krieb80468/
Kreeb80215/
Kroeb8050/
Kraeb8019/
Kreip8019/
Kraib807/
Khrib807/
Krisb805/
Krebz802/
Gkrib801/
Kreab801/
Krebt801/
Creib800/
Kreipe73561/
Krebsz73429/
Kreipp7388/
Kreiff7376/
Krebss7311/
Kreebs734/
Kreife732/
Khreif732/
K'Reif732/
Kreipz731/
Khriob731/
Krebsø731/
Krebsė731/
Kreiev731/
Kreift730/
Kreips730/
Krab67826/
Krif67639/
Krip67600/
Crib67241/
Krep67197/
Kriv67128/
Krev6753/
Kryb6746/
Krew6737/
Creb6715/
Qrib676/
Kribova674/
Kref673/
Qreb672/
Krjb671/
Khreief671/
Kreipps670/

Kreib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﺐakryb-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kreib
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