Kreif Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kreif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3811:22,4613,322
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England41:13,929,515290,718
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kreif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻒ) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 573,706th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,274,218 people. Kreif occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Kreif live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Kreif is most prevalent in Israel, where it is held by 381 people, or 1 in 22,461. In Israel it is primarily found in: Southern District, where 28 percent are found, Central District, where 23 percent are found and Haifa District, where 17 percent are found. Beside Israel this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.

Kreif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kreif surname are 41.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.88% being registered with the party.

Kreif earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.12% more than the national average, earning $57,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreiff9176/
Khreif912/
Kreife912/
K'Reif912/
Kreift910/
Krif89639/
Kref893/
Khreief831/
Krief802,673/
Kreff80449/
Kroef80205/
Kruif80144/
Kraif80143/
Krift80104/
Kreib8089/
Kriff8031/
Kriof8029/
Krepf8024/
Khrif8022/
Krife8021/
Kreef809/
Kraef807/
Kreaf806/
Krefe802/
Gkref802/
Krefs802/
Kroif801/
Kredf801/
Kretf801/
Kripf801/
Krifs800/
Kreifová7725/
Krefft731,163/
Kroeff73399/
Kruijf73206/
Khraif73201/
Krifft7374/
Krieff7365/
Kraeff7321/
Kraief7313/
Krehft7310/
Krijff738/
Kruiff737/
Kreffe734/
Kraift732/
Kreefe732/
Krayef731/
Khruif731/
Khreef731/
Kreupf731/
Khrief731/
Krioff731/
Kreiev731/
Kreaft731/
K'Reib731/
Kresft731/
Kruijff67415/
Kraf67182/
Kriv67128/
Kreefft6766/
Krev6753/
Krew6737/
Khraief6723/
Crif6710/
Kräf675/
Krrieff671/
Kh'rife671/
Kryf671/
Kruihof671/
Khrayef671/
Qrif671/

Kreif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻒakryf-

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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 Kreif
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