Kreye Surname

215,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kreye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4921:53,9587,010
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Canada581:635,26952,014
Ivory Coast391:591,57017,665
France251:2,656,909193,074
England71:7,959,723202,100
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kreye (27) may also be a first name.

Kreye Last Name Facts

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

Kreye is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 215,000th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kreye live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kreye is also the 2,036,353rd most common given name in the world, held by 27 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,492 people, or 1 in 53,958. In Germany Kreye is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 72 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found and Bremen, where 6 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Kreye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kreye has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kreye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kreye are 27.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.85% registered with the party.

The amount Kreye earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $47,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $45,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreyes9114/
Kreyee918/
Krehye917/
Kreyed917/
Krey898,611/
Kree89270/
Krye892/
Krehyee839/
Kreiyeh831/
Kreie80911/
Kraye80199/
Kreyß8048/
Krree8020/
Kraey8020/
Kreya8014/
Kriye8013/
Kroye8010/
Khrey809/
Kreyd805/
Kroey804/
Kreyo803/
Creye802/
Kruey802/
Kreyi802/
Kreea801/
Khree801/
Kraee801/
Kreje801/
Kryee801/
Kriee800/
Kriey800/
Kreay800/
Krayee73334/
Kreyoh73155/
Kraehe73130/
Kreyts7365/
Kreydt7361/
Kreihe7350/
Krayeh7350/
Kreych7321/
Kreies7318/
Krejei7316/
Krawee7311/
Kreysh7310/
Kreeyo739/
Kroyei738/
Kreyhs737/
Kreytz735/
Kreyap734/
Krayet734/
Khreys734/
Krehge731/
Krayed731/
Kreuey731/
Khryee731/
Kreyou731/
Krejes731/
Kreije731/
Kriyee731/
Krujee731/
Krejee731/
Krayes731/
Khreya731/
Krowee731/
Kruy676,587/
Cree675,174/
Kray673,764/
Crye67945/
Krei67670/
Crey67278/
Kroy67264/
Krae67124/
Krue6799/
Krie6791/
Kroe6790/
Kreysch6736/
Kreu6726/
Krea6714/
Kraayer678/
Krueaya674/
Kkreeja672/
Qrey672/
Kkreejh672/
Gkreeja671/
Kreeyod671/
Khrieya671/
Crieyee671/
Krajaye671/
Kreyova671/
Kreyová671/
Kruiyer671/
Kreaeeh671/
Khreyss671/
Kreijer670/

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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 Kreye
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