Kreku Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kreku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1341:32,9003,082
Albania881:33,1145,012
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Finland171:323,33523,349
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kreku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreku (Russian: Креку) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 766,190th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. The surname Kreku occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Kreku live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Kreku is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 32,900. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Gedeh County, where 75 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 23 percent reside and Nimba County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Liberia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 24 percent reside and Sweden, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krekou9128/
Krekuš9123/
Krekus9121/
Këreku914/
Krreku911/
Gkrekou8355/
Kreikou8310/
Kreckau832/
Krekout831/
Krekó80217/
Krecu80177/
Kirku8086/
Kerku8079/
Kyrku8072/
Kraku8040/
Kriku8032/
Kryku804/
Kroku803/
Krekauss773/
Krakau731,111/
Kyrkou731,065/
Kerkau73343/
Krikou73252/
Krikau73213/
Kirkau73101/
Krriku7377/
Kirkou7376/
Krykus7364/
Kerkud7345/
Kirkuş7333/
Krajku7319/
Kerkut736/
Kyrkus735/
Krikku735/
Kerkuz734/
Kerkus734/
Kerkup732/
Kerkou732/
Krokui731/
Krekoe731/
Kirkut731/
Krecut731/
Krecau730/
Kirkhus67369/
Krickau67106/
Kerkush6786/
Kyrkush6762/
Krigkou6735/
Krickus6728/
Krackau6728/
Kerkusz6728/
Krikush6711/
Krikous674/
Kriskus674/
Creekus673/
Krogkou672/
Kerquku672/
Kerkous672/
Kraykou672/
Kerkout671/
Krykush671/
Kircheu671/
Kirkouz671/
Kirkutė671/
Krackou671/
Kryskou671/
Kritkou671/
Kirkhud670/

Kreku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kreku in the Russian language
Крекуkreku-

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