Krek Surname
Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname
Krek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 446 | 1:323,146 | 32,615 |
| Slovenia | 392 | 1:6,346 | 1,357 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| Belarus | 176 | 1:53,983 | 9,191 |
| Hungary | 38 | 1:258,323 | 20,391 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 1:1,300,648 | 109,855 |
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 1:680,096 | 45,825 |
| Croatia | 24 | 1:176,192 | 22,291 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 1:331,814 | 28,558 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 | 1:272,031 | 12,264 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Křek (42) are calculated separately.
Krek (109) may also be a first name.
Krek Demographics
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Krek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Krek (Russian: Крек) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Křek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Krek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Krek is the 266,468th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,967,652 people. The last name Krek occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Krek are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 37 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Krek is also the 900,062nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 109 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 446 people, or 1 in 323,146. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 21 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent live and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 9 percent live. Excluding Russia this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Krek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Krek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krek last name increased 1,281 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Krek Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (70%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Krek surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 38.6% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Krek earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.01% less than the national average, earning $33,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.04% more than the national average, earning $67,090 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Krek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Krek in the Russian language | ||
| Крек | krek | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Krek
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