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

The surname Krey (Russian: Крей) occurs most in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Kreÿ. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Krey is the 58,666^th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 846,307 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Krey live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 516,683^rd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 292 people.

The surname Krey is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 4,336 people, or 1 in 18,567. In Germany Krey is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Krey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Krey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,159 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Krey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Krey surname are 7.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Krey earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning 318,013 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $48,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $54,700 CAD per year.