Kreiss Surname

242,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Kreiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7771:466,48539,729
Germany3531:228,06125,422
France3451:192,53029,961
Brazil571:3,755,690104,031
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Kreiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kreiss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻳﺲ) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreiss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 242,393rd most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,424,739 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Kreiss live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kreiss is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 777 people, or 1 in 466,485. In The United States Kreiss is most prevalent in: California, where 29 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent live and France, where 21 percent live.

Kreiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kreiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kreiss last name increased 694 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kreiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kreiss surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Kreiss earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.82% more than the national average, earning $49,543 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khreiss92135/
Kreisse921/
Kress9120,858/
Kreis9112,937/
Kriss912,769/
Khreisse868/
Kh'reiss862/
Khreis835,915/
Kresse834,070/
Kreisz831,395/
Kroiss831,308/
Khriss83557/
Kraiss83380/
Kriess83143/
Kroess8369/
Kreihs8330/
Kreuss8330/
Krisse8329/
Kraess8324/
Kreies8318/
Kreish8317/
Kreyss8315/
Kreise8314/
Kruiss8312/
Kruess839/
Kreits839/
Kressh836/
Khress833/
Kresst832/
Kressx832/
Kreist832/
Kreisø832/
Krishs831/
Creiss830/
Kreids830/
Kreess830/
Kreass830/
Kris805,011/
Kres80769/
Kreissová8019/
Kh'reisse807/
Kreisch77263/
Khraiss7752/
Krishsh7748/
Khreish7736/
Khrisse774/
Kreschs771/
Khreyss771/
Khriess771/
Kreishe770/
Kraisse770/
Krauess770/
Krish739,997/
Cress738,501/
Criss736,816/
Kroes736,442/
Kruis732,369/
Krass732,352/
Krise731,520/
Krois731,386/
Kries731,046/
Khris73693/
Krais73607/
Kreiß73505/
Krese73492/
Kresz73447/
Kresh73369/
Kreus73343/
Kreys73291/
Creis73182/
Krejs73135/
Kryss7397/
Kraes7377/
Kreiz7364/
Krøis7359/
Kräss7346/
Kőris7340/
Krehs7339/
Krees7338/
Krios7336/
Krzes7332/
Krizs7332/
Krisz7319/
Kreić7315/
Kreix7311/
Krhis7311/
Krihs736/
Krisd736/
Kreas735/
Krzis735/
Khres733/
Kreič732/
Kresp732/
Krues731/
Kresś731/
Krãss731/
Gkres731/
Kreische71701/
Kreitsch71118/
Kruijsse71103/
Kreisová7141/
Kressová7132/
Krestsch712/
Krissová712/
Kreussch711/
Kressova711/
Krissova711/
Kreisheh711/
Krauss6723,503/
Krisch672,428/
Khrais67973/
Kresch67471/
Kruise67443/
Kriszt67434/
Khreisheh67401/
Kruijs67358/
Kreich67333/
Qureis67279/
Cruess67272/
Cresse67242/
Kruisz67160/
Kőrizs67128/
Krasse67116/
Kreush6794/
Krease6792/
Kretts6787/
Kreese6786/
Krayss6784/
Kreyts6765/
Kroisz6763/
Krouss6748/
Khries6742/
Kreicz6739/
Kraish6736/
Krishe6729/
Kreice6726/
Kraias6725/
Kruesz6724/
Criess6720/
Kroihs6718/
Krawes6718/
Kraass6717/
Krzesz6717/
Kreyes6714/
Krijes6714/
Khrish6713/
Crisse6712/
Kraues6712/
Craiss6712/
Kroehs6711/
Kriehs6711/
Krässe6711/
Kreuse6710/
Kreysh6710/
Kraios6710/
Kresht679/
Kriesz677/
Krijts677/
Kreyhs677/
Kruist677/
Croess675/
Khreys674/
Creuss674/
Kraise674/
Kreuts674/
Crejis674/
Krashs674/
Khreisová673/
Kruesh673/
Kriesh673/
Khrees673/
Khresh673/
Kroizs673/
Kruies672/
Krestt672/
Khreus672/
Kreshe672/
Khreiz672/
Kørris672/
Kåreus672/
Krzisz672/
Kroits672/
Creids672/
Kreets671/
Khreas671/
Khrise671/
Kraies671/
Krayes671/
Kredds671/
Kriszz671/
Kriyas671/
Kroise671/
Kroissová671/
Cresst671/
Crissp671/
Crisst671/
Crress671/
Creius671/
Khrris671/
Krzish671/
Krasst671/
Kretsh671/
Krejes671/
Kruissova671/
Kruissová671/
Kroisß671/
Kroičs671/
Quress671/
Kreusz671/
Kreash671/
Kreest671/
Krrish671/
Kriyos671/
Creise670/
Kreidz670/
Creios670/
Cressp670/
Kretse670/
Cruiss670/
Kruish670/
Creits670/

Kreiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreiss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻳﺲkrys50
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﺲakrys50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kreiss
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