Kreyss Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kreyss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
Kreyss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kreyss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kreyss is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kreyss.
How Common Is The Last Name Kreyss? popularity and diffusion
Kreyss is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Kreyss occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kreyss live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Kreyss is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 912,546. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Aargau, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kreyss
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis