Kreighton Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Kreighton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kreighton (25) may also be a first name.

Kreighton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreighton has its highest incidence in Canada. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreighton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Kreighton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kreighton are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

Kreighton is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,605,699. In Canada Kreighton is mostly concentrated in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Canada it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found.

Kreighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kreighton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kreighton surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krighton944/
Creighton8920,005/
Creinghton847/
Kreightamn840/
Crighton823,815/
Creghton827/
Craighton78228/
Creyghton78166/
Crieghton7822/
Cresghton784/
Croighton782/
Crisghton780/
Kroughton780/
Creightan780/
Creeghton780/
Creaghton780/
Craghton710/
Croughton6788/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kreighton
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