Kreij Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kreij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Sweden261:378,72126,697
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kreij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreij is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kreij click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreij? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Kreij occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Kreij reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 359,302. In The Netherlands Kreij is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 45 percent are found, South Holland, where 30 percent are found and Gelderland, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 32 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreijt9121/
Kreijc911/
Kreije911/
Krei89670/
Krej89366/
Krij893/
Kreijtz8328/
Kreie80911/
Krijt80647/
Kreja80620/
Kreiß80505/
Krejs80135/
Krija8097/
Khrei8051/
Creij8029/
Krejz8021/
Kreia8018/
Kreić8015/
Kraij8013/
Kreix8011/
Kreji807/
Kreic803/
Kreyi802/
Kreič802/
Krejo801/
Kreio801/
Kreje801/
Kruij801/
Kriej801/
Gkrei801/
Kredj801/
Kreaj800/
Kri7514,396/
Kre752,400/
Krj758/
Kreisz731,395/
Kraaij731,154/
Kruijt73984/
Kruijs73358/
Kreich73333/
Kreidt73224/
Kreipp7388/
Kreihe7350/
Kreicz7339/
Kruijd7337/
Qureij7334/
Kreihs7330/
Kreies7318/
Kreish7317/
Krejic7314/
Kreits739/
Khriji738/
Kåreid738/
Krijts737/
Krejac734/
Kreiot733/
Kreist732/
Khreiz732/
Kreisø732/
Khrija731/
Kreiat731/
Krejee731/
Krejes731/
Krzeja731/
Kreitt731/
Kreidz730/
Kreids730/
Krey678,611/
Kreß676,756/
Kraj671,895/
Kreh671,244/
Krai671,165/
Kric671,002/
Križ67534/
Kroj67476/
Kroi67351/
Kryj67290/
Kree67270/
Kreisch67263/
Krec67261/
Këri67251/
Åkre67248/
Kreč67209/
Krih67159/
Kriš67137/
Krae67124/
Khre67122/
Krue6799/
Kreš6793/
Krie6791/
Kroe6790/
Khri6788/
Kruj6777/
Khreich6754/
Khreish6736/
Krii6734/
Kåre6733/
Krio6732/
Kreu6726/
Kreć6718/
Krui6716/
Krhe6715/
Krea6714/
Krri679/
Kriß679/
Kåri675/
Crej675/
Kreiche674/
Crei674/
Këre674/
Kriy673/
Kőri673/
Krijesh672/
Krye672/
Hkri672/
Kkreeja672/
Kkreejh672/
Krijova671/
Krje671/
Ckre671/
Kryi671/
Kreÿ671/
Kreś671/
Krhi671/
Kriľ671/
Kriż671/
Qrei671/
Qkrj671/
Ckri671/
Krgi671/
Krhj671/
Krzi671/
Krre671/
Gkreeja671/
Hkrj671/
Kkrj671/
Kcre671/
Khrj671/
Krjz670/

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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 Kreij
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