Kreš Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kreš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia661:64,07011,714
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300

The alternate forms: Kres (769), Křeš (17), Kreś (1), Krés (20) & Krès (1) are calculated separately.

Kreš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreš is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Kres, Křeš, Kreś, Krés or Krès. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreš? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kreš is the 1,931,261st most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kreš live; 85 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Kreš is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 64,070. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: Varaždin County, where 56 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 24 percent reside and Krapina-Zagorje County, where 8 percent reside. Besides Croatia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Czechia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kres92769/
Křeš9217/
Kreś921/
Krešš892/
Kre862,400/
Krés8320/
Krès831/
Krey758,611/
Kreß756,756/
Kreh751,244/
Krei75670/
Krej75366/
Krez75360/
Kree75270/
Krec75261/
Kraš75255/
Åkre75248/
Kreč75209/
Kriš75137/
Khre75122/
Krie7591/
Kåre7533/
Kreu7526/
Kreć7518/
Krhe7515/
Krea7514/
Kroš7510/
Krýš755/
Kryš754/
Këre754/
Krje751/
Ckre751/
Kreÿ751/
Krre751/
Kcre751/
Krešová7317/
Krešova7314/
Kress6720,858/
Kreis6712,937/
Kroes676,442/
Kreuz675,183/
Krise671,520/
Kries671,046/
Krähe67737/
Kreer67523/
Kreiß67505/
Krese67492/
Kresz67447/
Krecz67373/
Kresh67369/
Kreus67343/
Kreys67291/
Krejs67135/
Kreuh67129/
Kåhre67122/
Krześ6797/
Kyres6783/
Kreij6782/
Kraes6777/
Kreiz6764/
Kröse6758/
Khrei6751/
Kreyz6750/
Kreyß6748/
Krišš6746/
Krehs6739/
Krees6738/
Krzes6732/
Krepf6724/
Kreïd6724/
Krejz6721/
Krree6720/
Kroez6720/
Krieß6719/
Krice6718/
Kreić6715/
Kreuß6715/
Kraez6713/
Kreht6711/
Kreix6711/
Krezh6710/
Khrey679/
Krihe679/
Khrje676/
Kreas675/
Kreyd675/
Khrie675/
Khres673/
Kreic673/
Kryse672/
Kreššová672/
Kreič672/
Kresp672/
Khree671/
Khrez671/
Krehz671/
Krezz671/
Kreea671/
Khrer671/
Krehr671/
Kåret671/
Kresś671/
Kretc671/
Kräße671/
Kröße671/
Krøer671/
Kriej671/
Kriše671/
Gkrei671/
Gkres671/
Kreez671/
Kcrez671/
Kredj671/
Kcret671/
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 Kreš
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