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

Kreis (Russian: Креис) occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 40,502^nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 563,310 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Kreis reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kreis is also the 1,052,971^st most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 83 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 7,354 people, or 1 in 10,947. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 24 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Switzerland, where 9 percent reside.

Kreis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kreis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kreis surname expanded 819 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kreis Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kreis surname are 24.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.94% being registered with the political 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.