Krieff Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Krieff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France321:2,075,710171,237
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Krieff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krieff occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krieff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Krieff live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Krieff is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,075,710. In France it is most numerous in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 72 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 3 percent reside. Outside of France this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Krieff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Krieff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Krieff surname expanded 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krieff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krieff last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Krieff earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 125.99% more than the national average, earning $97,511 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krrieff921/
Krief912,673/
Kreff91449/
Kriff9131/
Krefft831,163/
Kroeff83399/
Krieft83321/
Kreiff8376/
Krifft8374/
Kraeff8321/
Kraief8313/
Krijff838/
Kruiff837/
Kreffe834/
Krioff831/
Khrief831/
Crieff831/
Krif80639/
Kref803/
Kruijff77415/
Kreefft7766/
Khraief7723/
Krihiff779/
Khreief771/
Creff73757/
Kreif73549/
Kroef73205/
Kruif73144/
Kraif73143/
Krift73104/
Criff7381/
Kriof7329/
Crief7325/
Krepf7324/
Khrif7322/
Krife7321/
Kreef739/
Kraef737/
Kreaf736/
Kriev733/
Krefs732/
Krefe732/
Gkref732/
Qreff731/
Krüff731/
Kredf731/
Kretf731/
Kripf731/
Kroif731/
Kryff730/
Krifs730/
Kruihoff713/
Krievs67377/
Kruijf67206/
Khraif67201/
Kruyff67119/
Kriews6797/
Croeff6724/
Krehft6710/
Krauff678/
Khreif672/
K'Reif672/
Kreife672/
Crueff672/
Kreefe672/
Kraift672/
Kreiev671/
Criffs671/
Kraiev671/
Kreaft671/
Khreef671/
Krieev671/
Craeff671/
Kreupf671/
Kräfft671/
Krayef671/
Kresft671/
Khruif671/
Creffs670/
Kreift670/

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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 Krieff
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