Kreir Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kreir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2811:137,47918,596
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kreir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kreir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻳﺮ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kreir is the 908,336th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kreir reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname Kreir is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 137,479. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Mascara Province, where 99 percent live, Mostaganem Province, where 0 percent live and Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 0 percent live. Other than Algeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kreir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kreir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kreir last name contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreier91463/
Krir89261/
Krer8925/
Krieier833/
Kregier833/
Kreiher831/
Kreitrt831/
Kreiere831/
Krier807,011/
Kruer80703/
Kreer80523/
Kroer80473/
Kırer80307/
Krear8077/
Kryer8038/
Kraer8022/
Krger806/
Krire803/
Krere803/
Khrer801/
Krehr801/
Khrir801/
Krert801/
Krøer801/
Krirt801/
Kruir800/
Kreur800/
Krerr800/
Krerz800/
Kreegier7723/
Krauer731,460/
Krayer731,096/
Kreyer731,061/
Kreuer73870/
Kroyer73675/
Kruyer73461/
Krøyer73413/
Krojer73348/
Krøger73204/
Krejer73101/
Kroier7355/
Kryjer7354/
Krøier7347/
Kraier7337/
Krajer7336/
Kroeyr7332/
Krójer7313/
Krawer7311/
Kréger739/
Kráger737/
Krheer737/
Kriyor735/
Kraitr734/
Kruier734/
Krûger734/
Krower733/
Krijer733/
Krujer732/
Krájer732/
Krúger732/
Kreure731/
Krijar731/
Kqruir731/
Krouer731/
Kryier731/
Khreer731/
Kríger731/
Qureir731/
Kreyor731/
Kraair731/
Kreutr730/
Kreyar730/
Creiar730/
Creier730/
Kreere730/
Kriear730/
Kriyer730/
Krar675,860/
Krigger67346/
Kroiher67240/
Krugger67185/
Krár67127/
Krogger67105/
Kregger67103/
Krygger6790/
Crer6768/
Krauwer6739/
Krigier6726/
Krøijer6717/
Krugier6711/
Krawert6711/
Kragger679/
Krawier678/
Krohger673/
Krejere672/
Kroihor672/
Kryr672/
Kreeyor672/
Keherer671/
Krieyer671/
Krehger671/
Kreyher671/
Krãœger671/
Krăľger671/
Kroyere671/
Kroyher671/
Krouier671/
Kriejer670/
Krigher670/
Krayert670/

Kreir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻳﺮkryr-

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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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  • 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 Kreir
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