Kroef Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kroef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kroef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1471:114,87918,247
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kroef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kroef occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kroef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,163,787th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Kroef occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Kroef are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kroef is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 114,879. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 41 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Kroef exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.

Kroef Last Name Statistics demography

Kroef earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.68% more than the national average, earning R 393,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kroeff91399/
Kroefe911/
Kref893/
Krief802,673/
Kreif80549/
Kreff80449/
Kroev8039/
Krouf8025/
Krepf8024/
Kreef809/
Kraef807/
Kreaf806/
Gkref802/
Kroof802/
Kroif801/
Khrouf73519/
Khroev73107/
Kreiff7376/
Krieff7365/
Kroopf7343/
Croeff7324/
Kraeff7321/
Kraief7313/
K'Reif732/
Kreife732/
Khreif732/
Kreaft731/
Kroyev731/
Khrief731/
Kreupf731/
Krayef731/
Khreef731/
Kroufe731/
Krouft730/
Kreift730/
Krow671,344/
Krov67386/
Kruf67186/
Kraefft67122/
Krev6753/
Krew6737/
Khraief6723/
Kräf675/
Kh'rouf672/
Khrayef671/
Kruihof671/
Krrieff671/
Khreief671/
Kroupft670/

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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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  • 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 Kroef
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