Krief Surname

162,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Israel

Krief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,8321:36,2574,442
Israel3671:23,3183,441
Iraq1991:175,9884,298
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Canada541:682,32655,162
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Belgium131:884,35769,774
England101:5,571,806158,774
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Krief Last Name Facts

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

Krief (Russian: Криеф) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Krief? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krief is the 162,677th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,726,355 people. The surname Krief is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Krief live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Krief is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,832 people, or 1 in 36,257. In France Krief is most common in: Île-de-France, where 72 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 10 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent live. Outside of France Krief is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 14 percent live and Iraq, where 7 percent live.

Krief Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krief last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Krief earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $59,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.8% less than the national average, earning $43,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krieft91321/
Krieff9165/
Kraief9113/
Khrief911/
Krif89639/
Kref893/
Khraief8323/
Krrieff831/
Khreief831/
Kreif80549/
Kreff80449/
Kroef80205/
Kruif80144/
Kraif80143/
Krift80104/
Kriff8031/
Kriof8029/
Crief8025/
Krepf8024/
Khrif8022/
Krife8021/
Kreef809/
Kraef807/
Kreaf806/
Kriev803/
Krefe802/
Gkref802/
Krefs802/
Kredf801/
Kretf801/
Kroif801/
Kripf801/
Krifs800/
Krefft731,163/
Kroeff73399/
Krievs73377/
Kruijf73206/
Khraif73201/
Kriews7397/
Kreiff7376/
Krifft7374/
Kraeff7321/
Krehft7310/
Krijff738/
Kruiff737/
Kreffe734/
K'Reif732/
Kreife732/
Kreefe732/
Kraift732/
Khreif732/
Khruif731/
Kraiev731/
Kreaft731/
Kreiev731/
Krieev731/
Crieff731/
Kreupf731/
Krayef731/
Khreef731/
Kresft731/
Krioff731/
Kreift730/
Kruijff67415/
Kriv67128/
Kreefft6766/
Krev6753/
Krew6737/
Crif6710/
Krihiff679/
Kräf675/
Khrayef671/
Krijeva671/
Kruihof671/
Kryf671/
Kh'rife671/
Qrif671/

Krief Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krief in the Russian language
Криефkrief-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krief
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