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) is more commonly found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kreif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 573,706th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. The surname Kreif is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Kreif are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Kreif is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 22,461. In Israel it is mostly found in: Southern District, where 28 percent live, Central District, where 23 percent live and Haifa District, where 17 percent live. Other than Israel this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Czechia, where 5 percent live.

Kreif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kreif last name are 41.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.88% being registered with the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kreif
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