Kreis Surname

40,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kreis Surname User-submission:

A German name for 'circle'. It arrived in America from Austria/Germany as a means of avoding service in WWII.

Kreis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,3541:10,9471,392
United States2,6531:136,62214,285
Switzerland1,1201:7,3331,164
Australia3361:80,3449,348
Poland3031:125,44118,542
Brazil2541:842,81230,419
Austria1541:55,2958,684
France1281:518,92871,816
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Ukraine681:669,45171,116
Israel681:125,84813,711
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England121:4,643,172139,951
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3241:154,99614,292

Kreis (83) may also be a first name.

Kreis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German name for 'circle'. It arrived in America from Austria/Germany as a means of avoding service in WWII.

- lilakreis

Kreis Last Name Facts

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

Kreis (Russian: Креис) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kreis is the 40,502nd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 563,310 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Kreis are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent first name globally, held by 83 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 7,354 people, or 1 in 10,947. In Germany Kreis is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 24 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Switzerland, where 9 percent live.

Kreis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kreis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kreis surname rose 819 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kreis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kreis last name are 24.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kreis earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khreis915,915/
Kreiss911,647/
Kreisz911,395/
Kreihs9130/
Kreies9118/
Kreish9117/
Kreise9114/
Kreits919/
Kreist912/
Kreisø912/
Kreids910/
Kris895,011/
Kres89769/
Kreisch83263/
Khreiss83135/
Khreish8336/
Kreisse831/
Kreishe830/
Kress8020,858/
Krish809,997/
Kroes806,442/
Kriss802,769/
Kruis802,369/
Krise801,520/
Krois801,386/
Kries801,046/
Khris80693/
Krais80607/
Kreiß80505/
Krese80492/
Kresz80447/
Kresh80369/
Kreus80343/
Kreys80291/
Creis80182/
Krejs80135/
Kraes8077/
Kreiz8064/
Krøis8059/
Kőris8040/
Krehs8039/
Krees8038/
Krios8036/
Krzes8032/
Krizs8032/
Krisz8019/
Kreić8015/
Kreix8011/
Krhis8011/
Krihs806/
Krisd806/
Kreas805/
Krzis805/
Khres803/
Kreič802/
Kresp802/
Krues801/
Kresś801/
Gkres801/
Kreische77701/
Kreitsch77118/
Kreisová7741/
Khreisse778/
Kh'reiss772/
Kreisheh771/
Kresse734,070/
Krisch732,428/
Kroiss731,308/
Khrais73973/
Khriss73557/
Kresch73471/
Kruise73443/
Kriszt73434/
Kraiss73380/
Kruijs73358/
Kreich73333/
Qureis73279/
Kruisz73160/
Kriess73143/
Kőrizs73128/
Kreush7394/
Krease7392/
Kretts7387/
Kreese7386/
Kroess7369/
Kreyts7365/
Kroisz7363/
Khries7342/
Kreicz7339/
Kraish7336/
Kreuss7330/
Krisse7329/
Krishe7329/
Kreice7326/
Kraias7325/
Kraess7324/
Kruesz7324/
Kroihs7318/
Krawes7318/
Krzesz7317/
Kreyss7315/
Kreyes7314/
Krijes7314/
Khrish7313/
Kraues7312/
Kruiss7312/
Kroehs7311/
Kriehs7311/
Kreuse7310/
Kreysh7310/
Kraios7310/
Kruess739/
Kresht739/
Kriesz737/
Krijts737/
Kreyhs737/
Kruist737/
Kressh736/
Khreys734/
Kraise734/
Kreuts734/
Crejis734/
Kruesh733/
Kriesh733/
Khrees733/
Khress733/
Khresh733/
Kroizs733/
Kruies732/
Kresst732/
Kressx732/
Krestt732/
Khreus732/
Kreshe732/
Khreiz732/
Kørris732/
Kåreus732/
Krzisz732/
Kroits732/
Creids732/
Kreets731/
Khreas731/
Khrise731/
Kraies731/
Krayes731/
Kredds731/
Kriszz731/
Kriyas731/
Kroise731/
Creius731/
Khrris731/
Krzish731/
Kretsh731/
Krejes731/
Kroisß731/
Kroičs731/
Krishs731/
Kreusz731/
Kreash731/
Kreest731/
Krrish731/
Kriyos731/
Creise730/
Kreidz730/
Creiss730/
Creios730/
Kreess730/
Kreass730/
Kretse730/
Kruish730/
Creits730/
Khreisheh71401/
Kreissová7119/
Kh'reisse717/
Khreisová713/
Kreß676,756/
Kras675,390/
Kriz674,016/
Kreusch673,045/
Krys672,289/
Cres671,080/
Krische67748/
Khraish67696/
Cris67632/
Kriesch67445/
Krez67360/
Kresova67316/
Kraisch67272/
Kreč67209/
Kriš67137/
Kroesch67116/
Kresová67101/
Kreš6793/
Krzisch6775/
Khraiss6752/
Krishsh6748/
Kreysch6736/
Krisova6734/
Kreijtz6728/
Qureish6727/
Krisová6727/
Krés6720/
Kreć6718/
Krás6717/
Kroisch6715/
Kroitts6711/
Kriß679/
Kresche678/
Kruesch677/
Krishch677/
Kreeseh676/
Khraise675/
Khraist675/
Krahies674/
Krajesh674/
Kreiche674/
Khrisse674/
Krischt673/
Krawies673/
Kreischová672/
Krijesh672/
Kreshch672/
Qris672/
Creisch672/
Qres672/
Kraistt671/
Krestch671/
Kraesch671/
Kreschs671/
Krès671/
Kreś671/
Krrishh671/
Khreyss671/
Khriesh671/
Khriess671/
Krigies670/
Kraisse670/
Krauess670/

Kreis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreis in the Russian language
Креисkreis-

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