Kreč Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kreč Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreč Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia811:52,2059,959
Lithuania561:54,1898,519
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Czechia311:343,01541,724

The alternate forms: Krec (261) & Kreć (18) are calculated separately.

Kreč Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreč has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also be rendered as: Krec or Kreć. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreč? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,148,257th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kreč live; 58 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Kreč is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 52,205. In Croatia Kreč is most frequent in: Varaždin County, where 41 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 20 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 15 percent live. Excluding Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 27 percent live and Slovenia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krec92261/
Kreć9218/
Kreič892/
Kre862,400/
Krey758,611/
Kreß756,756/
Kret755,615/
Kreh751,244/
Kres75769/
Krei75670/
Krej75366/
Krez75360/
Kree75270/
Åkre75248/
Kerč75125/
Khre75122/
Kreš7593/
Krie7591/
Kåre7533/
Kreu7526/
Kryč7517/
Krhe7515/
Krea7514/
Kred7512/
Këre754/
Krje751/
Ckre751/
Kreÿ751/
Kreś751/
Krre751/
Kcre751/
Krečová7344/
Kress6720,858/
Kreis6712,937/
Kretz678,026/
Kreuz675,183/
Krech673,297/
Krets671,558/
Krise671,520/
Kreth671,357/
Kries671,046/
Kreit671,012/
Krähe67737/
Kreer67523/
Kreiß67505/
Krese67492/
Krett67476/
Kresz67447/
Krecz67373/
Kresh67369/
Kreus67343/
Krajč67317/
Kreci67307/
Kreys67291/
Krete67212/
Kreet67200/
Kreid67189/
Krejs67135/
Kreuh67129/
Kåhre67122/
Krześ6797/
Kreij6782/
Krite6776/
Kreiz6764/
Khrei6751/
Kriet6750/
Kreyz6750/
Krecs6749/
Kreyß6748/
Krehs6739/
Krees6738/
Krzes6732/
Kredt6727/
Krepf6724/
Kreïd6724/
Krejz6721/
Krree6720/
Kroez6720/
Kreds6719/
Krieß6719/
Kreyt6718/
Krice6718/
Kreat6716/
Kreić6715/
Kreuß6715/
Kreut6714/
Kraez6713/
Kreht6711/
Kreix6711/
Krezh6710/
Khrey679/
Krihe679/
Khrje676/
Krzec676/
Kreas675/
Kreyd675/
Khrie675/
Kried674/
Krzeć674/
Khres673/
Kreed673/
Kreic673/
Kryse672/
Krešš672/
Kreičová672/
Kresp672/
Khree671/
Khrez671/
Krehz671/
Krezz671/
Kreea671/
Khrer671/
Krehr671/
Khret671/
Kåret671/
Kresś671/
Kretc671/
Kräße671/
Krøer671/
Kryte671/
Kriej671/
Kriše671/
Gkrei671/
Gkres671/
Kreez671/
Khred671/
Kcrez671/
Kredj671/
Kcret671/
Kregy670/
Kreaj670/
Kreap670/
Krece670/
Krieh670/
Krerr670/
Kriey670/
Krerz670/

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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 Kreč
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