Krieß Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Krieß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Krie (91) are calculated separately.
Krieß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Krieß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Krieß is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Krie. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Krieß? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krieß are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 53 percent live, Thuringia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 5 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.
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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 Krieß
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